How to Use giraffe in a Sentence

giraffe

noun
Definition of giraffenext
  • By the moment the giraffe did pass the branch, one of the monkeys was on his post.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2021
  • As the boy falls asleep at a table, a mini toy giraffe on the table next to him comes to life.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
  • And then it actually, is attached to a giraffe sanctuary.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 July 2023
  • In one of the finale's more uplifting scenes, Ellie meets a family of roaming giraffes.
    — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Mar. 2023
  • According to the zoo, giraffes in the wild usually live up to 25 years, a few years less than those in zoos and other captive habitats.
    — Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 6 July 2024
  • For example, one task might ask the students how a scientist could figure the difference in weight between a giraffe and an elephant at a zoo.
    — al, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The zoo named its giraffe after Burrow in Feb. 2020 as a result of a fundraiser.
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2021
  • For real animals, hit up the nearby Greenville Zoo, home to lions, giraffes, orangutans and red pandas.
    — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Other captive animals within zoos — mostly giraffes, flamingos and baboons — were seen huddling together during the eclipse.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
  • That’s the year the Copenhagen Zoo decided to euthanize Marius, a 2-year-old giraffe under their care.
    — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
  • At the start of the drought, the stripe was as high as a giraffe.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Like and just, like, the elephant and then the giraffe.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Jesse is the third giraffe to die at the zoo in one month.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Last month, the zoo asked the public to help name the rare giraffe.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
  • How does a giraffe end up on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic?
    — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Its neck is 50 feet long or about six times the length of a giraffe’s neck.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • Watch the video to see a baby giraffe walking with the aid of braces.
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022
  • That’s the size of two giraffes in a year and the whole of the Eiffel Tower in a lifetime.
    — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • As the giraffe tried to pull back in panic, its neck broke.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
  • The Phoenix Zoo has announced the birth of a baby Masai giraffe.
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2022
  • In northern Kenya, a giraffe lies dead, its long limbs splayed.
    — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Parker is the second giraffe to die at the zoo in a little over six months.
    — Marcia Greenwood, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • People have followed the couple home to ask about the giraffe.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
  • When stretched out, the snake's length was equal to the height of a giraffe, reports Insider’s Alia Shoaib.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022
  • Ten years ago, the news that Marius the giraffe was put down by the Copenhagen Zoo went viral.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The baby giraffe is nearly 6 feet tall and weighs 150 pounds.
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2022
  • On Tuesday, the zoo revealed the name of the baby giraffe that was born in late March: Kora.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
  • Faouzi Jaber asked as night fell on the four-star hotel with a life-sized sculpture of a giraffe in the lobby.
    — Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Imagine a giraffe, but with a 40-foot wingspan and a massive beak.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Associated Press journalists flying over the stunning migration of thousands of antelope last week saw few giraffes and no elephants, lions, or cheetahs.
    — Sam Mednick, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024

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