How to Use alligator in a Sentence

alligator

noun
  • This was going to be an alligator that blew up at the end.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • And we were tasked with filling the hero alligator with packets of blood and guts.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Costumes range from to an alligator tour guide, to tributes to pop queen 's lyrics.
    Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The zoo did not say in the post if the reptile was an alligator, crocodile, or caiman.
    David Aaro, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Make sure to have a set of alligator jaw clips on hand to safely secure any stray sections while cutting.
    Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Both chronograph models come with black alligator leather straps that match their darker details.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Her final carousel photo was a shot of two hyper-realistic albino alligator props.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Our dear alligator, Daisy, is next to these words to represent our conservation work as Wildlife Warriors.
    Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Mama’s chubby alligator, Gumbo, slithered out of the water and onto the pier, slapping his tail with excitement.
    Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2022
  • Other menu items are the grouper Reuben, New Orleans-style barbecue shrimp, conch fritter, alligator bites, and spicy gumbo.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2022
  • There were no reports of alligator deaths, but many appear to be ill from diesel exposure, NOLA.com reported.
    CBS News, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Examples include crawfish beignets, andouille gumbo, oysters, alligator and shrimp cheesecake with a Creole mustard sauce.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Crowds at the zoo lined the path to watch as the alligator arrived back at the zoo.
    Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Her stock rotates weekly, but can include alligator bites from Sweden, smiling pumpkins from Germany and sour blue raspberries from Spain.
    Natalie Bennett, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The alligator will now live out the rest of her life at the zoo, the employee says in the video.
    Amy Simonson, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The slow take of an alligator gar doesn’t speak to its fight.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 May 2023
  • Jake points to a bent branch at the water’s edge: There’s a 10-foot alligator as still as the tree.
    Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The most impressive part of the video is just how quickly the alligator warps the fence.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Karen is not the only alligator to have a recent run-in with the law.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022
  • Be sure to talk to park staff about where to find alligators and how to do so safely.
    Sheila Yount, arkansasonline.com, 21 July 2024
  • Take a rugged ride through the brush, mud, and swamps of Florida and search for alligators, deer, and all kinds of wildlife on the ranch.
    Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Taylen was found March 31 in the mouth of an alligator in Lake Maggiore.
    Sara Smart, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
  • There also hasn’t been a death due to an alligator bite since 2019, per the FWC.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The chefs get alligator in the first basket, and the group must make the meat tender and flavorful.
    Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The 2-year-old boy found dead in the jaws of an alligator last month drowned, police said Monday.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The park noted in its initial post that the alligator involved wasn't hurt and will stay at the zoo.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
  • After laying on the beach for about 10 minutes, the alligator went back to the ocean.
    Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Soak in the solitude through the heart of the Chisos Mountains for 4.8 miles round-trip, past alligator junipers and piñon pines.
    Jonathan Olivier, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2022
  • If it is found, the DNR plans to relocate the alligator.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Of course, the alligator has likely been a resident in the Huntsville area for some time.
    Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 21 May 2022

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