How to Use gator in a Sentence

gator

noun

• When the gator takes the bait, it gets caught on the hook.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 9 Nov. 2020
• The video begins with the gator clamped down on the torso of the snake.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
• This is not the first time a gator has been found in these parts.
  — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2019
• Richard pried the jaws open and released his dog from the gator.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2020
• Bull opened the door into the tank, and the gator lurched toward her.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2021
• As the group moves away from the water, the gator sits calmly.
  — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2021
• Jamie opened the garage door and saw an 8-foot gator inside.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2022
• But the gator bit down on his right forearm and yanked it back.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022
• Bass emerges from the swamp with a dead gator over his shoulder.
  — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 28 Feb. 2021
• Click through the photos above for more facts about gators in Texas...
  — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2020
• There’s a lot more meat on a gator than on a turtle, too.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 9 Aug. 2023
• First, the gator wedges its snout between two of the metal bars.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023
• Once his hand was in the gator's mouth, the reptile's instinct was to pull back.
  — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
• The gator lurking in one of the lakes is well known to regulars.
  — CBS News, 15 June 2018
• When Heathercoat opened the door, sure enough a 7-foot gator hissed back at her from deep in the garage.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Mar. 2021
• The horn was wedged firmly in place with the three tines pointing toward the roof of the gator’s mouth.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• Fred Jones says the gator sank back into the water and didn’t re-emerge.
  — Mike Schneider, The Seattle Times, 2 July 2018
• Salmon, fresh from Florida, the land of palm trees and gators.
  — Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald, 18 Mar. 2018
• The four hunters were in Santee for the day, looking to nab a trophy gator.
  — Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2019
• This seems to be the same gator that was spotted a few weeks ago by a Marine.
  — Nick Schwartz, For The Win, 12 May 2018
• The hooked gator then dove for the bottom, peeling drag and pulling the boat in circles as the hunters hung on for the ride.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
• Instead, Trinh and a friend loaded the gator into the back of the truck and drove to a nearby lake.
  — Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2022
• If a gator attacks, experts say to poke at its eyes and punch and kick it around the head.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022
• The latter includes gator bags, stakes and deer guards.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2020
• The gator thrashed a bit before Wiseman was able to climb off its back and get away.
  — David Williams, CNN, 17 Aug. 2021
• That's when Savage faced off against the gator to save his furry friend.
  — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 17 Aug. 2021
• Or go to Gatorland and watch a gator show and see the albino gators.
  — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2022
• If you’re bitten, fight back, aiming for the gator’s eyes.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2023
• Thompson felt her leg come free and pushed the gator, launching herself away from Scar and onto shore.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
• Meanwhile, state wildlife officials have euthanized the gator that bit her.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 18 July 2024

Last Updated: 4 Jan 2025