How to Use muskrat in a Sentence

muskrat

noun

• There were beavers, muskrats, mink and Great Blue herons.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2019
• Two sets of tracks—fox and mouse—weave across the snowy surface of the river, which is home to bass, muskrats, and beavers.
  — National Geographic, 3 Feb. 2016
• Moose, black bear, eagles, muskrats and salmon are also present from time to time.
  — Mike Campbell, Alaska Dispatch News, 8 Sep. 2017
• Nutrias are webbed-toed, buck-toothed rodents that are in between the size of muskrats and beavers.
  — USA TODAY, 4 July 2019
• The lake has been lowered by three to four feet after muskrats dug through sections of the dam that creates the lake.
  — Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2018
• Bigger than a muskrat and smaller than a beaver, nutria can grow up to 20 pounds – about the size of a small beagle.
  — Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, 9 Feb. 2018
• To them, a marshy low spot that provides nesting for mallards and muskrats is a hindrance to progress.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2018
• There are beavers, muskrats and brown bats, along with snapping turtles and Easter milk snakes.
  — Rich Heileman, cleveland.com, 14 June 2019
• If people want to smell like gamy muskrats down by the river, that’s their right as Americans.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2019
• Gurneau said the muskrat is an animal that plays an important role in many of the creation stories of the Great Lakes tribes.
  — Maddie Ellis, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
• Frank Thompson, or Granddad, was an imposing oak of a man with eyebrows the size of muskrats.
  — Nicholas Thompson, Wired, 20 Apr. 2020
• Other wildlife spotted here include deer, muskrats, bears and even wolves.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2017
• The traps the city will likely use kill muskrats by trapping them underwater.
  — Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity.com, 28 June 2017
• In addition to the muskrat, the meal also consisted of mashed potatoes and gravy, creamed corn, coleslaw, relish and bread.
  — Vanessa Ray, Detroit Free Press, 8 Jan. 2020
• Before the land eroded, the family raised cattle and trapped muskrats and nutria there.
  — Sara Sneath, NOLA.com, 31 May 2018
• Unlike native Louisiana muskrat, which chomp the leaves of plants, nutria go straight for the roots.
  — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 5 June 2017
• Viewers can spot swans, herons, egrets, sandhill cranes, muskrats, mink, deer, bald eagles, osprey and more.
  — Michigan Wildlife Council, Detroit Free Press, 21 Aug. 2017
• In the ’50s, nutria surpassed muskrat both in number of animals trapped and pelt value.
  — Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2020
• Mink, beavers and muskrats share the same habitat as otters and, sometimes when seen swimming, are confused with otters.
  — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2017
• Thom as was named for the muskrat, wazhashk, the lowly, hardworking, water-loving rodent.
  — New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
• John Reinier, a Metroparks wetland ecologist, said the restored wetlands should harbor pin oak, swamp white oak, frogs, muskrats and more.
  — Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 9 Jan. 2018
• This is most likely a rush to judgement, as the muskrat’s diet is 95 percent vegetation.
  — al, 31 Aug. 2022
• The town would also need to purchase the necessary muskrat traps and be willing to take on any liability placing them in the park would cause.
  — Patrick Camp The Cullman Times, al, 7 July 2023
• And there is abundant wildlife: mink, weasels, muskrat, beaver, porcupine, coyote, and plentiful birds.
  — National Geographic, 9 Oct. 2016
• In death, mussels still play a role in the ecosystem, feeding muskrats, raccoons, and other riverside vertebrates.
  — Marion Renault, Wired, 18 Apr. 2020
• The beach is also connected to a larger 185-acre park with a boardwalk for those who want to spot wildlife like muskrats, deer, alligators, and native bird species.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
• Anchor expected to find traces of raccoons and beavers, an occasional muskrat, and even a native mink.
  — Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2022
• Last week, six wild animals -- four raccoons, one muskrat and one snapping turtle -- were found dead in or around Sulphur Run, a creek that flows through downtown East Palestine and near the derailment site.
  — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2023
• Occasionally, a beady-eyed muskrat surfaces on the lake, or a snapping turtle lazily sinks deeper.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022
• Bobcats feed on medium-sized animals like rabbits, but also eat mice, squirrels, skunks, opossums, muskrats, birds, and snakes, said MassWildlife.
  — Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jan 2025