How to Use manatee in a Sentence

manatee

noun

• The video shows the manatee adorably putting one flipper on the board and hanging out on the edge.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
• Since then, the zoo has had aardvarks, sloths, meerkats, manatees and more on the show.
  — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 7 Apr. 2020
• And if an animal were to try, the skin of a manatee is too tough to chew.
  — Hannah Lang, National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2019
• This time the team made a manatee using rat heart cells.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Feb. 2022
• In the wild, the average lifespan of a manatee is about 40 years old.
  — Jennifer Calfas, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2017
• The rash of manatee deaths has so far been attributed to two things.
  — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2021
• Middle-aged in his mid 30s, he’s had a crazy life and may be the world’s most famous manatee.
  — Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023
• When the team arrived at the marina, the manatee was gone.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
• The five-year average of manatee deaths in that time frame is 481.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022
• Hit the kayaking trails to spot the manatees, sea turtles, and more than 200 species of birds that live nearby.
  — Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2019
• Run, walk or bike your favorite course near home and get a manatee T-shirt, medal, and race bib.
  — Mary Lou Cruz, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2020
• The highlight of the day was certainly finding two manatees right next to the reef.
  — National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2019
• Graham and Buffett were chatting backstage when the singer brought up the plight of the manatee.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
• That’s because manatees played a role in the mermaid myth.
  — Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, 27 Sep. 2019
• Stubby has helped dozens of young manatees during her two decades at the zoo.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
• And, along the way, there is always a chance for a dolphin or manatee sighting.
  — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Last year, boats killed 119 manatees, tying the record.
  — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2019
• Run, walk or bike your favorite course near home and receive a manatee T-shirt, medal, and race bib.
  — Mary Lou Cruz, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Aug. 2020
• Boat strikes are also a major cause of manatee deaths, killing at least 63 this year.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 July 2021
• In 2017, state wildlife officials blamed red tide for a spike in manatee deaths.
  — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 1 Mar. 2018
• Or the manatees who were rescued after the storm sucked up water from a bay and left them stranded.
  — Doug Criss, CNN, 11 Sep. 2017
• Both are well above the five-year average of 287 manatee deaths in the time period.
  — Curt Anderson, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2022
• Pineapples, manatees, reefs so thick with fish that boats could barely row to shore.
  — Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• In one case, a manatee died from eating a large amount of plastic shopping bags.
  — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 19 Nov. 2020
• Leesburg is one of the first manatees recorded on the Harris Chain of Lakes, about 35 miles west of Orlando.
  — Jason Ruiter, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• More than half the manatee deaths this year occurred in the five counties the lagoon borders, state data shows.
  — Arian Campo-Flores, WSJ, 23 June 2021
• Officials want to avoid a repeat of last winter, when the manatee death toll climbed sharply.
  — Arian Campo-Flores, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
• The video, from July 4, captured one of her sons floating on a surfboard in Fort Pierce as the manatee swam toward him.
  — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2022
• Those who prefer to stay dry can look for manatees; dine at waterfront spots along Englewood’s coast, bay, and creeks; or catch a car show or festival downtown.
  — Ashley Cusick, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
• Canaveral is the longest stretch of undeveloped coast on the Atlantic coast of Florida, protecting wildlife such as manatee and sea turtles, as well as ancient shell mounds left by the native Temicua.
  — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 July 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024