Example Sentences

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A national pest control company will provide opossums, rats, raccoons, and skunks from 10 cities.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 29, 2024

Fish & Wildlife Service and Southern Illinois University have outfitted opossums and raccoons with tracking collars affixed with sensors that are triggered when the animal dies.

From National Geographic • Dec. 11, 2023

“Unlike gut piles, which are often peppered with bullet fragments, car-killed opossums and squirrels come lead-free, Whole Foods for the necrophagous set.”

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023

Alarcón said that “if you have had exposure to fleas, rodents, opossums or free-roaming cats, you should mention that to your physician.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

This is how opossums must feel, the ones that make it across the road.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti