How to Use sea turtle in a Sentence
sea turtle
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So, here are sea turtles, swirling in the sea in the Bahamas (above).
— National Geographic, 20 Dec. 2019 -
Those lucky enough may catch a glimpse of a sea turtle.
— Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024 -
We’re connected to the sea and my totem is a sea turtle.
— Brooke Blurton, refinery29.com, 12 Dec. 2022 -
For the first time ever, the world's rarest species of sea turtle has laid eggs on a Texas beach.
— Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 June 2022 -
There are five species of sea turtle found in the Gulf of Mexico.
— Zoe Sottile, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022 -
And nesting season isn't over yet for the green sea turtles.
— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2023 -
Using her back flippers, a sea turtle will dig a nest in the sand and lay her eggs.
— Fox News, 22 July 2022 -
The sea turtle has a thousand babies and points them all toward the ocean and hopes 10 make it.
— James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024 -
More than 100 sea turtles and millions of fish washed ashore.
— T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 6 Dec. 2019 -
The place also looks somewhat like a sea turtle when viewed from above.
— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2024 -
Coming to Texas Honu, named for a Hawaiian green sea turtle, had a bumpy start in Texas.
— Allie Morris, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2020 -
This area is also home to five out of the seven endangered sea turtle species in the world.
— Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022 -
Moretti didn't move to the Keys to start a sea turtle hospital.
— Charles Graeber, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021 -
Any contamination that goes down the storm drain can end up in the ocean full of surfers and sea turtles.
— Joshua Partlow, Scott Wilson and Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023 -
The painful incident left the sea turtle with a large chunk missing from her beak and a head fracture.
— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 19 Apr. 2022 -
Ahead, sticks with bright ribbons marked two sea turtle nests.
— CBS News, 20 Aug. 2022 -
Watch weird videos What’s weirder than a seal riding on a sea turtle?
— National Geographic, 30 Sep. 2019 -
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 -
Facing outside, under the counter and in front of two stools, is a sea turtle painting.
— Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023 -
The nesting season for leatherback sea turtles runs from March to July.
— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 June 2023 -
From April to August, keep an eye out for nesting sea turtles.
— Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024 -
Bassoon stood out from the group as a sea turtle that needed extra care.
— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 12 Apr. 2022 -
And then there’s Banner, a green sea turtle who was a late addition to the roster.
— al, 3 Sep. 2020 -
The beaches in Florida are the most important in the U.S. for sea turtle nests.
— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 May 2021 -
Only stars glowed on this remote beach, where the sea turtle arrived to lay her eggs.
— Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2019 -
Once a safe haven for pirates, sea turtles and other wildlife now take the pirates’ place near the mangrove trees.
— Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2020 -
South Padre Island has sand dunes, sea turtles, and even surfing.
— Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024 -
From April through mid-July, the smallest and most endangered sea turtle in the world comes to shore along this section of the coast to lay eggs.
— Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 6 May 2022 -
The area is home to diverse ecosystems with sea creatures like sword-nosed marlins, groupers, and even sea turtles.
— James Barrett, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024 -
Wild horses romp and sea turtles lay their eggs along the island’s 18-mile-long beach, while alligators patrol the wetlands along Cumberland Sound.
— Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
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