Lofting
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A conservation manager for the Dorset-based Butterfly Conservation, Steven Lofting, said the new method "has the potential to change our understanding of their biology, distribution, abundance and ecology. It's really exciting."
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
Lofting really was a genius of children’s literature.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2020
The animals are talking, the critics are howling, and Hugh Lofting is spinning in his grave, which can only mean one thing: There’s a new Dolittle in town!
From Slate • Jan. 19, 2020
This remarkable man could, Lofting explained to his children, talk with animals.
From Time • Jul. 22, 2015
One day for my weekend library book Mum brought me The Story of Doctor Doolittle, by Hugh Lofting.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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