wooly
Americanadjective
plural
wooliesOther Word Forms
- wooliness noun
Example Sentences
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Prehistoric wolf pup’s last meal sheds light on wooly rhino.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
Neanderthals were expert hunters, bringing down large game such as wild horses, wooly rhinoceros, cave lions, and even mammoths using sharpened stone spears affixed to wooden shafts with adhesives like birch tar.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2024
The company also has plans to bring back the wooly mammoth and a fox-like predatory marsupial, the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger.
From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2023
“It’s too much intrusion,” he said, keeping his hands warm under a wooly hat inside a café.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2022
This one has gone all across the small wooly rug.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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