How to Use squirrel in a Sentence

squirrel

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• The small scrape marks on the trunk of the tree could be from the squirrel’s teeth.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
• The sail rose up the mast like a squirrel climbing a flagpole.
  — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
• Some of them are greedy for the chocolate, and others are spoiled and want the squirrel.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2023
• Pump followed her friend’s lead; the squirrel took heed and fled.
  — Time, 23 Sep. 2022
• Like the tree, Charron’s grandson called the squirrel George.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
• But tonight the squirrel is the soloist in the orchestra of suffering.
  — Ellen Bass, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2022
• And suddenly, just a squirrel came in front of my feet.
  — Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 1 May 2022
• Another poster was shocked to find squirrel on the menu.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
• Keep in mind that this bird feeder isn’t squirrel-proof.
  — Kj Callihan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2022
• Their pets, a squirrel and chihuahua, also died at the scene.
  — Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2024
• To deter squirrels, keep branches six or even eight feet from both the roof and walls.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
• Here are the winners from the 2023 squirrel photo contest.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• One video, said to be taken from the crowd at the venue, a stagehand kicked a squirrel who had made its way onto the stage.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2022
• The squirrel later made it to safety, a follow-up tweet said.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2022
• The 72-year-old walks her dog daily, and a few squirrel sightings that excited the dog have left her on the ground.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2023
• Tucked near the entrance of Beacon Hill Books and Cafe is a tiny room for the imaginary squirrel that calls the shelves home.
  — Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
• Vole tracks and squirrel tracks are usually easy to find.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
• The display makes the squirrel seem twice as large to a wary snake—and puts the predator on notice that its prey is prepared to fight back.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2022
• Above the scars from last year's surgery, though, about where the squirrel stopped to consider its options, two limbs tracked upward and to the right.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2022
• Hunter said the squirrel trapping is unrelated to the project.
  — al, 3 Jan. 2022
• They are themselves known to be consumed by squirrels and birds.
  — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• Aliperti was curious to see whether a squirrel went up to the mirror and touched it with its paws or nose.
  — Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2022
• The squirrel's only source of food, nuts from conifers like spruce trees, is also threatened.
  — Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2021
• Turns out thirsty squirrels killed those plants in 2020 while digging up roots for moisture.
  — Christopher Helman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• In the book, the tale follows a family of chipmunks and a family of squirrels.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
• In her most recent post about Thomas, Harmon shared a video of the squirrel sitting on her shoulder.
  — Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
• Again, Brown Bag isn’t skimpy with the meats, and there was enough tasty pastrami and Swiss cheese on this thing to fill your cheeks like a squirrel hoarding nuts.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2022
• Rodents: Mice, rats, shrews, chipmunks, and squirrels will eat most of the ticks that latch onto them and, in some cases, hunt them down.
  — Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
• Locals – like squirrels before a storm – sensed it and were nervous.
  — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
• For stealing her heart. Which flowers do squirrels give each other on Valentine’s Day?
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024

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squirrel

2 of 2 verb

• And 15% of people admit to squirreling things away in the trunk of their car.
  — Southern Living, 21 June 2018
• The Sharks, who have squirreled away valuable cap space, may not be in the Tavares sweepstakes.
  — Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
• My 6-year-old son, Anse, squirrel hunts with me most days now, and he’s dubbed the gun Big Blister.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 18 Sep. 2020
• These days, Shani no longer needs to squirrel away her patties.
  — Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appétit, 7 Jan. 2020
• Just don’t forget to squirrel some away for next year’s Fourth of July.
  — David Tanis, New York Times, 29 June 2018
• Rather than spend it, Randle squirreled away the money.
  — Tania Ganguli, latimes.com, 24 Mar. 2018
• For sure, there are ways for households to squirrel money out.
  — Enda Curran, Bloomberg.com, 3 July 2017
• Each worker who doesn’t opt out decides how much to squirrel away, with the default set at 5% of gross pay.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
• Most of us, having got a whiff of what was going on, were busy squirreling ours away.
  — Jim McLauchlin, WIRED, 12 June 2018
• The budget breaks even at a price of $42 a barrel and the finance ministry has squirreled away billions in a rainy-day fund.
  — Grant Smith, Bloomberg.com, 29 Apr. 2020
• If the nest was also destroyed, the mother will rebuild it first and then take the baby squirrel back.
  — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
• Residents squirrel away money, not sure whether to trust the boom.
  — Bob Davis, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2018
• There are ones to keep out on your counter day-in and day-out, and ones to squirrel away in the back of your pantry for when your fanciest friends come for dinner.
  — Brette Warshaw, GQ, 26 Apr. 2018
• Our brains just aren’t wired to squirrel away unique passwords for so many online accounts.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2020
• There's nothing odd about seeing a bear, deer or squirrel with a little extra plush this time of year.
  — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2022
• Filoviruses can squirrel themselves away in parts of the body where immune system weaponry cannot reach them.
  — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
• The species that scientists exposed and identified in 2017 had been squirreled away in all kinds of places, from the depths of remote oceans to right under our noses.
  — Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2018
• So how are wealthy taxpayers able to squirrel away millions in these modest plans?
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2021
• The caramelized lobster, for instance, is squirreled away inside a black ceramic globe.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2017
• With that longevity horizon, even the $1.5 million the Hobbses squirreled away from their company sale could run out if the couple spend too fast.
  — Chris Taylor, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2017
• If anything, the amount of electricity that needs to be squirreled away requires the technology to be cheap.
  — Akshat Rathi, Quartz, 14 Aug. 2019
• This year marks the beginning of a new four-year period so, in effect, all teams begin this season with the option to squirrel away cash.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 27 July 2017
• Over time, the rent on her alcove studio rose to a reasonable $1,240 a month, allowing her to squirrel away money for a purchase of her own.
  — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
• Keeping a handful of programmers squirreled away on the top floor of the Murray Hill complex was not going to bankrupt the company.
  — Richard Jensen, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2019
• Like many moms, Keating-Joseph squirreled away safely in boxes many childhood treasures of each of her four children.
  — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 17 Aug. 2017
• Historically this was a steady paying job, so people didn’t always feel the need to squirrel away.
  — Nancy A. Youssef, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2019
• The Burgoo, a traditional Kentucky stew that can be made with mutton or even squirrel but at Keeneland is made with beef, sticks to the ribs and tickles the taste buds with hints of sherry and red wine.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
• Were hordes of selfish Britons really squirreling away 90 tins of tuna each?
  — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2020
• Aside from the takeout ventures, Rimland, not much of a cook, is living on leftovers and supplies he and his wife had squirreled away ahead of last year's hurricane season.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2020
• That Trump allegedly sought to squirrel away documents comes as no surprise.
  — Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024