How to Use reptilian in a Sentence

reptilian

adjective

• And that's the last mention of the Targaryens and their beloved reptilian beasts.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 May 2019
• The glint of a reptilian eye came from a grove of Australian pine below.
  — Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• Painted wide across the front of the truck and its open doors was a menacing, reptilian smile.
  — Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
• The surface darkens on one side, almost like a cropped view of the moon, or a patch of slightly reptilian skin.
  — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2019
• The couple, who lives in The Lakes in North Charleston, started their week in 5 a.m. standoff with the reptilian menace.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 14 May 2018
• The dewback was a puppet made from the body of a stuffed rhinoceros, fitted with a reptilian head and tail.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Dec. 2019
• The dawn of Taylor Swift's next era appears to be upon us, if a slew of reptilian teasers released this week are to be believed.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2017
• A face with reptilian eyes appears on the back of a white van covered in enough dirt to make the license plate all but illegible.
  — Pavel Golovkin, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
• Will Ariana or Miley show up with a reptilian pet of their own?
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2020
• Some of Swift's Australian fans also got reptilian ink ahead of the musician's arrival in the country.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
• The look is complete with eye-like spots, faux reptilian scales, and a convincing, serpentine curve.
  — National Geographic, 3 Apr. 2018
• The reptilian patients spend anywhere between three to eight weeks in rehab until their shells have healed.
  — Scottie Andrew and Nadeem Muaddi, CNN, 29 June 2019
• Perhaps even more unsettling is the lizard fish, so named for the distinctly reptilian cast of its features.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2017
• To quote a wise puppet who receives far less umbrage than his less reptilian counterparts: Do or do not, there is no try.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2019
• The Sunshine State is known for its reptilian incidents.
  — Christopher Carbone, Fox News, 24 June 2018
• The unique pattern, long sleeves and flowing train gave the look a fierce, reptilian-like effect while the open back and perfect glove-like fit feminized the look by letting her show off her curves.
  — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 7 June 2018
• The straplike, bright green leaves (called fronds on ferns) have a decidedly reptilian, scaly look that doesn't align with what most people picture as a fern.
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2023
• When the holidays begin, my reptilian brain takes over.
  — Catharine Hamm, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
• Here are even more reasons why the reptilian rocker is McCartney.
  — Rachel Yang, EW.com, 15 May 2020
• Among the entries from previous contests, now collected in a museum on the island, was a pair of reptilian high heels bristling with rows of teeth.
  — Hikari Hida, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2023
• The fastback-ish rear is covered with 33 moving reptilian-scale panels.
  — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 7 Jan. 2020
• It is set in a stone stronghold with a soaring entrance shaped like the head of Mario's reptilian nemesis Bowser and an entrance which passes through his gaping mouth.
  — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
• If the younger Cohn often looks pinched and uncomfortable, the older Cohn appears to have mastered a cool, reptilian charisma.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2019
• The platypus is an Australian mammal with some weirdly reptilian traits, like egg laying.
  — National Geographic, 30 July 2016
• The platypus is an Australian mammal with some weirdly reptilian traits, like egg laying.
  — National Geographic, 30 July 2016
• Our heroes battle more Nazis plus a shape-shifting reptilian race in this sequel to the 2012 sci-fi action comedy.
  — Matt Cooper, latimes.com, 14 July 2019
• The actor's dramatic weight loss for the role gives him an emaciated, reptilian look.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2019
• The reptilian chameleon has a reputation for camouflage that allows it to change its color to blend in with the surroundings to evade predators.
  — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 3 Apr. 2020
• Horse’s manes and reptilian scales are among other details that helped inform her overall design.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2021
• The human Chance seemed to approve, and retweeted pictures and articles of his reptilian namesake.
  — Time, 16 July 2019

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024