How do you use Turtle in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like chelonian or run, plus the exact meaning.
Turtle in a sentence
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Turtle meaning
- Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise.
- A marine reptile of that order.
- An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
Synonyms of Turtle
Using Turtle
- The main meaning on this page is: Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tortoise. | A marine reptile of that order. | An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
- Useful related words include: chelonian, hunt down, run, hunt.
- In the example corpus, turtle often appears in combinations such as: the turtle, sea turtle, turtle creek.
Context around Turtle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Turtle
- In this selection, "turtle" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sea, green, hawksbill, creek, chelonia and eretmochelys stand out and add context to how "turtle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the green turtle chelonia mydas, a display turtle preceded the and turtle creek. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "turtle" sits close to words such as compass, constructive and dissent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with turtle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A display turtle preceded the physical floor turtle. (8 words)
They can learn responsibility with the wisest turtle around, Mrs. Turtle! (11 words)
The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 281 Caretta caretta (loggerhead) turtle nests on the island. (16 words)
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was harvested legally on Guam before August 1978, when it was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) has been on the endangered list since 1970. (39 words)
The inner layer of a turtle's shell is made up of about 60 bones that include portions of the backbone and the ribs, meaning the turtle cannot crawl out of its shell. (33 words)
Turtle Creek Park Built in 1913, Turtle Creek Park is a 23.7 acre linear park citation in-between Turtle Creek and Turtle Creek Boulevard in the aptly named Turtle Creek neighborhood. (32 words)
They can learn responsibility with the wisest turtle around, Mrs. Turtle! (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
Turtle Creek Park Built in 1913, Turtle Creek Park is a 23.7 acre linear park citation in-between Turtle Creek and Turtle Creek Boulevard in the aptly named Turtle Creek neighborhood.
McDonald’s launched limited-time-offer McCafe Turtle Coffee Beverages with advertising starting April 2. Consumers can choose Turtle Macchiato Iced, Turtle Macchiato Hot and Turtle Iced Coffee.
The Turtle Survival Center, which isn't open to the general public, focuses its efforts primarily on southeast Asian turtle species, like the Rotes.
They can learn responsibility with the wisest turtle around, Mrs. Turtle!
A New Orleans classic, turtle soup is a staple at Creole restaurants in the Big Easy—unfortunately, turtle isn’t exactly a common protein at the average grocery’s butcher counter.
Photos show a tiny turtle that's a creamy white color rather than the more typical gray or green of a sea turtle.
If you’ve come across a sea turtle that has been laying eggs on the beach, or a nest, or a sea turtle on the beach, please call *3639 and report.
Before we get to the connection between turtle travels and turtle memory, here’s more about these interesting reptiles.
It's a much harder argument to make when people dig up turtle eggs that a mama turtle laid in one place and transplant them onto private property without permission.
Kathleen Martin of the Canadian Sea Turtle Network said her heart sank when she learned the identity of the turtle found on a secluded Nova Scotia beach this summer.
Photos of the Trust’s turtle stew cooking class last month were met with backlash online from some who questioned how the National Trust could support the consumption of turtle meat.
She said they decided to honor Lincoln by adopting a sea turtle nest through Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring.
The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association reported 281 Caretta caretta (loggerhead) turtle nests on the island.
Turtle Hospital veterinarian Brooke Burkhalter performed a three-hour procedure to remove a dead goldspotted eel from the critically ill turtle.
A display turtle preceded the physical floor turtle.
Endangered animals such as the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbracata) nest on the beach at the foot of the cliffs.
Of these four species, the most common is the Olive Ridley turtle, followed by the brown (black) turtle.
Sea turtles Diego Garcia provides suitable foraging and nesting habitat for both the hawksbill turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) and the green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ).
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was harvested legally on Guam before August 1978, when it was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) has been on the endangered list since 1970.
The inner layer of a turtle's shell is made up of about 60 bones that include portions of the backbone and the ribs, meaning the turtle cannot crawl out of its shell.
Phrases with turtle
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with turtle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: