turtles
- plural of turtle.
Example Sentences
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The decision to investigate these cells in mice grew out of earlier work by Mysore and other researchers studying birds, frogs, and turtles.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
"Maybe my son will not even see sea turtles in the future," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
He can’t pay for his locker at the gym, lives alone in a rented room with two pet turtles and a poster of Rocky Marciano on the wall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The turtles mainly hunt by hiding under water and ambushing their prey, he said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
We zoom across the clear water, and overhead the birds fly, and there are sea turtles too, drifting through the clouds.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
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