How to Use gator in a Sentence

gator

noun
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  • As the group moves away from the water, the gator sits calmly.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Bull opened the door into the tank, and the gator lurched toward her.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2021
  • That's when Savage faced off against the gator to save his furry friend.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The gator thrashed a bit before Wiseman was able to climb off its back and get away.
    — David Williams, CNN, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The gator was found Monday morning with the tape still intact.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
  • Savage admitted that the gator's whereabouts are still a concern.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The handler eventually breaks free, but Wiseman remains on top of the gator.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Before the alligator could do another roll, Wiseman jumped on the gator's back in an attempt to help the trainer.
    — Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2021
  • But the real villain of this episode is those wasps (sorry, gator), which cause Pope to fall seconds before that heavy cross comes tumbling down on the Pogues.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Spratling says the gator fought so much that rocks started flying, and his tail even put a dent in a pillar of the home, according to FOX 35 News.
    — Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com, 26 July 2021
  • When the gator loosened his grip on Bull's hand, bystander Todd Christopher pulled her out of the pool and Wiseman waited for a beat before making a quick exit.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Fun fact: The average incubation period for gator eggs is 60 days, depending on the nest temperature.
    — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Aug. 2021
  • American alligators can make it into their 70s, but the oldest living albino gator, Claude, is a legend at just 25.
    — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The department did not say where the alligator may have come from, but noted to local station ABC7 that the large gator would be transported to safer waters.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The video begins with the gator clamped down on the torso of the snake.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
  • Jamie opened the garage door and saw an 8-foot gator inside.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2022
  • But the gator bit down on his right forearm and yanked it back.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • There’s a lot more meat on a gator than on a turtle, too.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 9 Aug. 2023
  • First, the gator wedges its snout between two of the metal bars.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Once his hand was in the gator's mouth, the reptile's instinct was to pull back.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The horn was wedged firmly in place with the three tines pointing toward the roof of the gator’s mouth.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Instead, Trinh and a friend loaded the gator into the back of the truck and drove to a nearby lake.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2022
  • If a gator attacks, experts say to poke at its eyes and punch and kick it around the head.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022
  • Or go to Gatorland and watch a gator show and see the albino gators.
    — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2022
  • If you’re bitten, fight back, aiming for the gator’s eyes.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The snake is already limp when the gator uses a wrestling-like move to flip and thrash it against a small piece of grass.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
  • At first, the gator didn’t react, at least until Don turned on a light.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
  • The gator was seen via a robotic camera that went down into the pipes.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 12 May 2023
  • Though the hunt was successful, there still was the matter of hauling the gator back.
    — CBS News, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The gruesome discovery in Houston comes less than a year after the body of a woman was found in the mouth of a gator in Florida.
    — Stephen Smith, CBS News, 29 May 2024

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