How to Use sloth in a Sentence

sloth

noun

• More like the I.Q. of sloths and the manners of banshees.
  — Rubén Rosario, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2017
• The man told the child not to worry as the sloth moved slowly down the line.
  — Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022
• Still, Hamill—and his lightsaber—might win out over a sloth.
  — Hilary Weaver, Vanities, 5 May 2017
• Lightning, the sloth, would have been a first time mom.
  — Briana Rice, The Enquirer, 10 Oct. 2021
• But if none of that matters to you, this might: sloths.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 4 Mar. 2020
• Through sloth the roof sinks in and through indolence, the house leaks.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 11 May 2018
• The Bat Zone is now home to about 250 bats, a couple of owls and a two-toed sloth.
  — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2017
• Let’s hope a sloth doesn’t accept the award on the film’s behalf.
  — Mike Hogan, HWD, 21 Feb. 2017
• See the lucky little sloth up close in the video below.
  — Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 16 Jan. 2018
• Are wet sloths cute or does this one just look like a fuzzy Babadook?
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 7 Sep. 2019
• The mood instantly changes—even the sloth's claws are out.
  — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2019
• Crabs clung to bull kelp stipes — stems — like sloths to a jungle vine.
  — Evan Bush, The Seattle Times, 15 Sep. 2019
• After a rain, the anomalies turned out to be sloth tracks.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2019
• Moe was orphaned in the wild as a young sloth and has been in Cincinnati since 2006.
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2022
• Now go forth, sloth-like, into a new world of smooth skin.
  — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 31 July 2018
• And then there's the sloth, the flamingo, the skunk, the orangutan, as well as a new yawning emoji.
  — Michelle Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2019
• And then there’s the sloth, the flamingo, the skunk, the orangutan, as well as a new yawning emoji.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2019
• The public got its first view of the San Diego Zoo’s new baby sloth last week.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2019
• Meet, pet and take pictures with Flash, the baby sloth.
  — Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2019
• The sloth is one of the slowest animals in the world, coming in just ahead of snails.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2022
• Who knew that sloths can hold their breath for 40 minutes?
  — SELF, 18 Sep. 2019
• The sloths, the butterflies, the hanging bridges, and the zip lining—all of it appealed to me.
  — Talia Abbas, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2023
• But a sloth has not been born at the zoo since 1984, and staff are eager for some babies.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2020
• Since then, the zoo has had aardvarks, sloths, meerkats, manatees and more on the show.
  — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 7 Apr. 2020
• The nation's oldest two toed sloth has died at @zoossa aged 43.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 5 June 2017
• Or dealing with the Six Deadly Sins after sloth gets the ax.
  — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 2 June 2022
• Ousland climbed the stairs from the ice to Lance at a sloth’s pace (and would later fall descending the stairs from the bridge).
  — Adventure, 23 Dec. 2020
• Who hasn’t felt like a sloth in the morning before their first cup of coffee?
  — Alicia Kortendick, oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2019
• In the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, sloths move through the branches at a sluggish pace.
  — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
• The set includes five sloth figurines wearing holiday sweaters and striking yoga poses.
  — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024