How to Use zebra in a Sentence

zebra

noun
  • The star looked chic in a black blazer and flared zebra-print trousers.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In the Namib Desert, three cheetahs who ate the same zebra died of anthrax.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Maybe a zebra from the zoo has escaped and has wandered down your street.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
  • What the rise in zebra herds and the decline in buffalo might mean isn’t known.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Body camera footage shows a man chasing the zebra away with a large stick.
    Sara Smart, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The wild zebra includes white and milk chocolate with sweet foam.
    Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2022
  • The new zebra, meanwhile, can be seen in the Louisville Zoo's Africa zone, according to the release.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 18 May 2022
  • Take a style cue from Emily and go loud with a bold zebra print blazer.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 21 Dec. 2022
  • This zebra-print top would look amazing paired with leather shorts.
    Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Just before the Beijing Olympics, Radamus shaved his head and dyed it in a white-and-black zebra pattern.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Adia, a 16-year-old Grevy’s zebra, gave birth to her fifth offspring, a female foal, on Aug. 21.
    Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Then Vivier became obsessed with these kinds of things like stripes, black and white and zebra.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The TikTok star and dancer spend a chill day by the beach and wore the cutest zebra-print bikini top with a trucker hat and some layered necklaces.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 25 May 2022
  • Chambers then noticed that the dark layers had their own zebra stripes.
    Keely Larson, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The collection includes an 8-foot ostrich, African lions, a zebra and the head and neck of a giraffe.
    Sarah Gish, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Vogue’s very own Lisa Aiken styles hers with a buttery yellow blouse and zebra printed mules.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Plus, getting the dosage right for a zebra when experts haven’t examined it up close for its weight would be tough.
    Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021
  • You can be surrounded by thousands of zebra and wildebeest and be the only car there.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2023
  • They were instantly captivated, and the first dog charged to the zebra.
    The Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2022
  • My favorite tomato of all time is a green zebra tomato.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2021
  • One side of her head was a bright blonde color while the other had a zebra print and several vibrant hues.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Later, for spring 2017, Michele would also design a dress that featured a zebra print on it—the same print on the walls of Margot’s bedroom in the film.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Ahead of the show, she was spotted in a much more colorful look: a yellow-and-black zebra-print jacquard coat from Proenza Schouler.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Feb. 2022
  • First-time mom Lydia gave birth to a zebra foal on April 16, while another mom, Gretta, gave birth to a foal on May 7.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
  • The swimsuit was a white halter-top piece with an orange zebra-print design.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Okapis are found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and known for their zebra-like markings.
    Catherine Garcia, The Week, 15 Sep. 2022
  • In the next scene, Ramona, 64, dresses up as Leah, 38, for a costume party, complete with long blonde hair and a sheer zebra print top.
    Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Seconds later, the cheetahs burst into a small group of zebras.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Prinsloo posed with a brown and black zebra-print zip-up sweater, a dark shirt, dark jeans and a pair of black combat boots, with a Prada crossbody bag slung across her bump.
    Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2022
  • How did camels and zebras wind up on an Indiana highway?
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024

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