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How do you use Tortoise in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like turtle, plus the exact meaning.

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Tortoise in a sentence

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Tortoise meaning

  1. Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
  2. Synonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter)

Synonyms of Tortoise

turtle

Related words

Other words often associated with Tortoise or its synonyms:

capsize overturn run chelonian hunt

Using Tortoise

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators. | Synonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter)
  • Useful related words include: turtle.
  • In the example corpus, tortoise often appears in combinations such as: the tortoise, tortoise and, and tortoise.

Context around Tortoise

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

red 5× pet 1× sulcate 1× footed 1× old 1× galapagos 1×

Often after:

llc 5× mlp 2× related 1× chelonoidis 1× moves 1× meet 1× investigation 1× crocodile 1×

Sentence patterns with Tortoise

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

red tortoise llc acquired 4× of the tortoise and the 2× ratings for tortoise mlp fund 2× advice to tortoise related funds 1× african sulcate tortoise called mr 1× character the tortoise 1× chicken a tortoise and a 1× dogs a tortoise and a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

red tortoise llc 4× a sky news 1× anguilla has habitat 1× animal loving sir 1× but the audience 1× finally red tortoise 1×

Common sentence endings:

and the hare 2× about 30 000 1× about 37 000 1× and the squirrel 1× approximately 30 000 1× at 29 000 1×

Words around Tortoise

Just before it in the word index:

tortious 10 tortilleria 3 tortillas 112 tortilla 100 torticollis 2 tortfeasor 2

Just after it in the word index:

tortoises 51 tortoiseshell 9 tortola 46 tortora 2 tortorella 27 tortorici 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

activating 169 antwerp 169 asymmetric 169 blight 169 bmi 169 boba 169

Corpus analysis for Tortoise

  • In this selection, "tortoise" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, red, pet, sulcate, llc, mlp and related stand out and add context to how "tortoise" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include red tortoise llc acquired and of the tortoise and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tortoise" sits close to words such as activating, antwerp and asymmetric, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tortoise

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Like the Galapagos tortoise, crocodile's cells are particularly resistant to senescence. (12 words)

But the audience favorite hands down is the hilarious rendition of The Tortoise and the Hare. (16 words)

Red Tortoise LLC acquired a new position in PepsiCo in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

I’ve been writing on this very website for over thirteen wonderful years and I can say that a large percentage of readers dream of being the speedy bunny rabbit that blows past the silly old tortoise. (37 words)

It will then take Achilles some further time to run that distance, by which time the tortoise will have advanced farther; and then more time still to reach this third point, while the tortoise moves ahead. (36 words)

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Question examples

Given the unfolding drama in the internal politics of the APC, who among the actors would you label the Shrew, the Tortoise and the Squirrel? (25 words)

Example sentences (20)

Jackie Leek takes her giant pet tortoise - an eight-year-old African sulcate tortoise called Mr Miyagi - on regular walks to The Crossing Pub in Morcambe.

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Anguilla has habitat for the Cuban tree frogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) citation The red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria) is a species of tortoise found here, it somehow came from South America.

It will then take Achilles some further time to run that distance, by which time the tortoise will have advanced farther; and then more time still to reach this third point, while the tortoise moves ahead.

Tortoise, Meet Madame Tortue", saying translators "instantly ran headlong into the conflict between the feminine gender of the French noun tortue and the masculinity of my character, the Tortoise".

Animal-loving Sir Lindsay has a number of pets, including Maggie the tortoise – who is “not for turning” – and a dog, Betty, named after his late predecessor, Baroness Betty Boothroyd.

A Sky News and Tortoise investigation found last month that MPs had worked about 89,000 hours in their second jobs since the beginning of the parliament.

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But the audience favorite hands down is the hilarious rendition of The Tortoise and the Hare.

Finally, Red Tortoise LLC bought a new position in shares of Chevron during the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000.

Given the unfolding drama in the internal politics of the APC, who among the actors would you label the Shrew, the Tortoise and the Squirrel?

He also drew parallels between his life story and that of the turtle from the tale of “The Tortoise and the Hare”.

I’ve been writing on this very website for over thirteen wonderful years and I can say that a large percentage of readers dream of being the speedy bunny rabbit that blows past the silly old tortoise.

Like the Galapagos tortoise, crocodile's cells are particularly resistant to senescence.

Looking back, he had enough time to rescue his neighbors’ animals — including two cats, two dogs, a tortoise and a cockatiel — if only he had known about them.

Members of the centre's lunch group welcomed animals from Animal Man's Mini Zoo, with mice, a guinea pig, rabbit, snake, cockroaches, a spider, a chicken, a tortoise and a bearded dragon brought along.

Red Tortoise LLC acquired a new position in PepsiCo in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000.

Red Tortoise LLC acquired a new position in shares of Intel in the 4th quarter valued at $29,000.

Red Tortoise LLC acquired a new stake in International Business Machines in the fourth quarter worth $27,000.

Red Tortoise LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PepsiCo in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000.

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Common combinations with tortoise

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tortoise" in a sentence?
An example: "Jackie Leek takes her giant pet tortoise - an eight-year-old African sulcate tortoise called Mr Miyagi - on regular walks to The Crossing Pub in Morcambe." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tortoise" from authentic English texts.
What does "tortoise" mean?
Tortoise means: Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
What are synonyms of "tortoise"?
Common synonyms of "tortoise" include: turtle.
How many example sentences with "tortoise" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "tortoise", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.