How to Use otter in a Sentence

otter

noun

• Whether in rivers, on land, or by the sea, otters are a sight to see.
  — Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
• Watch the video above to see otters, tigers, polar bears and more play in the snow.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive Staff, oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2023
• Ah, spring, when the fancy of a young otter turns to love.
  — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2021
• The otters and trout vanished from the creek; deer fled the barren fields.
  — Sarah Kaplan, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2019
• The women managed to get out of the water and the otter swam away.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Here was a dog that loved the water, had webbed feet to swim like a duck and the fur of an otter.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Dec. 2020
• Mayflies rise in clouds from the marshes and streams where otters play.
  — Alexis Marie Adams, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
• The swimmer, attached to the board by a leash, would then tow the otter — still on the board — toward the boat.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
• Over the years, all but one of its otters have been rescued as pups.
  — Gogo Lidz, Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2015
• Now roughly 2 months old, the pup weighs about 14 pounds and zoo staff are working to show him the ropes of otter-hood.
  — Kale Williams, OregonLive.com, 11 Dec. 2017
• Plus, a mature otter can eat five to seven pounds a day of it.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 7 May 2016
• To the girl's delight, Sugar gave chase in an otter-ly adorable way.
  — Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 3 Mar. 2018
• The exhibit is set up to give the zookeepers easy access to train the otters.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2018
• The neotropical otter calls are not unique to their species.
  — Sofia Moutinho, Science | AAAS, 26 May 2021
• Just two cute lil’ otter pups holding hands to melt your heart.
  — Kristi Kellogg, Teen Vogue, 10 Apr. 2018
• The otter caught up to her son, who then fell, Fernandez said.
  — Samantha Davenport, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2021
• This indicated that the otter had been alive when the wolves caught it.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2023
• On the same day at the same lake, an otter attacked a different dog.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 29 Sep. 2021
• The otter skins wrapped around her braids were tied with pink beaded hair ties, and a pink shawl was draped around her shoulders.
  — New York Times, 30 July 2022
• The river dams the beavers built provided habitats for otters and ducks and fish.
  — Katie Reilly, Time, 19 May 2018
• Two otter came out of an open hole near a lake outlet and scooted down the ice covered creek.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2021
• Two long-time residents of the Pueblo Zoo, an otter and an eagle, died last week.
  — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2017
• And for those like the Asian small-clawed otters that need to warm up, there are some heated rocks in their enclosures.
  — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2017
• Glory in your hair looking like glass or a shiny sea-otter pelt.
  — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 1 Feb. 2018
• Then there are otters, which are small for a marine mammal.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 27 Mar. 2018
• Meanwhile, blue herons fly above, otters splash nearby and fish swim all around you.
  — Kay Wicker, baltimoresun.com, 23 June 2017
• The booze may improve your chances of spotting an otter or orca at sea.
  — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2019
• The otters’ most common tool is a rock, which the animals use to crack open abalone shells to get to the tender meat inside.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
• While the mother rescued the child, the otter continued to attack, officials said.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024
• The average lifespan of an otter is typically 12 years, according to the zoo.
  — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024