How to Use carnivorous in a Sentence

carnivorous

adjective
  • Here, some of the best carnivorous plants to grow inside, with how-to tips.
    Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 30 Sep. 2021
  • But the team also found tooth marks on the bones of the carnivorous Allosaurus.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2020
  • These buttes jut upward like the bony ridge of a lupine jaw, sharp and carnivorous and ragged.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The twist: the greenery was made up of live, carnivorous venus fly traps and pitcher plants.
    Erik Maza, Town & Country, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Crafts people have also joined the crusade to rid the oceans of the carnivorous fish.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • These birds are also carnivorous and have wings that are soft and fluffy with combs and ragged fringes.
    Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Butcher Box is for those carnivorous dad’s who can’t seem to say no to a good steak.
    Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 7 June 2022
  • On the surface, Peele's film is the tale of a UFO which turns out to be a flying, carnivorous monster.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 July 2022
  • This is a show-stopping piece of fish and will win over even the most hard-nosed carnivorous critics.
    Josh Niland, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2021
  • These were ghost bats, a carnivorous species, colonies of which cluster in caves and disused mine shafts in the north of Australia.
    Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Most impressive was the crunch on the skin, which ripped apart in a pleasing, carnivorous way.
    Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2021
  • At Taste of Nigeria, it can be given a carnivorous twist by adding your choice of meat.
    Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 23 Feb. 2021
  • And what if the bad guys are carnivorous dinosaurs ravaging a city?
    Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The drone is named after a species of ghostly white, carnivorous bats.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Nothing good for your prospects of a good, carnivorous meal.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The analysis revealed that two of the extinct species were, like the caiman, carnivorous.
    The Economist, 28 June 2019
  • Among all the carnivorous mammals that have ever lived, Andrewsarchus may have been the largest.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The print is believed to be from a species of theropod, which are carnivorous dinosaurs that stood on two legs, much like the Tyrannosaurus rex.
    Mike Wehner, BGR, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Who could resist a man as frankly carnivorous as David Lee?
    Kyle Smith, National Review, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Venus Fly Trap As its name suggests, this carnivorous plant feeds on both houseflies and fruit flies.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 13 June 2023
  • In other times and places, habitats were full of carnivorous dinosaurs of all sizes.
    Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2020
  • The fact that the Microraptor ate the lizard head-first is similar to the way modern carnivorous birds eat.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 July 2019
  • The anatomy of this group, as well as the T. rex and abelisaurids -- other giant carnivorous dinosaurs -- is defined by large skulls and feet and tiny arms.
    Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 7 July 2022
  • That's where the carnivorous cobra lily comes in—and their self defense mechanism could also save the rest of the plants in your garden.
    Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 19 July 2019
  • Omaha Steaks Omaha Steaks is for the carnivorous dad who can’t say no to a good steak.
    Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 9 June 2023
  • But in the Kansas City Repertory Theatre production now playing, the carnivorous plant and the source of its voice share the stage.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
  • Moore is planning another trip with the group to seek out carnivorous plants, which are among some of the rare Florida sights found at the preserve.
    Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The posts show pictures of what appears to be a carnivorous dinosaur in a forested setting.
    Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Our sites have also yielded traces of carnivorous dinosaurs, which were the top predators in this Late Cretaceous ecosystem.
    Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Researchers had previously observed iron in the enamel of other animals, including beavers, shrews, some fish and salamanders, but it had never been reported in a carnivorous reptile.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024

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