How to Use hedgehog in a Sentence

hedgehog

noun
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  • Or cutting small holes in fences to let hedgehogs roam the city.
    — Stephen Leahy, National Geographic, 19 July 2019
  • The fox knows many things, Berlin explains, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • For more on what is being done to save the hedgehog, head over to the Wall Street Journal.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2016
  • Over the years, the shelter has found homes for ferrets, birds, snakes, a hedgehog, and a pig, as well.
    — Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Olivia Plath is looking for a new home for her pet hedgehog.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • But can a film about the blue, spiky hair, sneaker wearing hedgehog avoid the video game curse at the box office?
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 14 Feb. 2020
  • In parts of 16th-century England, urchin was still the name for a hedgehog.
    — Bernadette Kinlaw, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2021
  • But the sweet-tasting nut, released from a small golden hedgehog of a burr, was the real prize.
    — Robert Langellier, National Geographic, 24 June 2019
  • Two of the hedgehogs are entirely new species of soft-furred hedgehog.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Gone from our tables are the roasted hedgehogs of Stone Age Britain and the flamingo tongues of ancient Rome.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 26 July 2023
  • Staff there said the hedgehogs had probably been snacking on food left out for pets.
    — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • And really, can any of us ever get too many hedgehogs in hats?
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2017
  • There are the African sulcata tortoise and the bearded dragon, the chinchillas and the rabbits and the hedgehog; the horse and the heifers, the chickens and ducks, and the mama goats about to kid.
    — Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Once you’re done, the bionic hedgehog responds to sound commands.
    — Time For Kids, Time, 22 Nov. 2019
  • To top it all off, even seemingly harmless hedgehogs want to steal your eggs.
    — Sarah Sekula, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The echidna — an egg-laying mammal that looks like a hedgehog with a long snout — has no nipples at all.
    — Elizabeth Preston, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
  • But, that year, worms popped up in hedgehogs on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The hedgehog will be held at the Idaho Humane Society as a stray for five days and put up for adoption.
    — Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The hedgehog's quills are a dark brown shade closer to the animal's body before lightening at the edges.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • The truck had muddy wheels, and its owner, a hedgehog of a man, short, hairy, stooped, had to shimmy down onto a step bar to reach pavement.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 22 May 2017
  • Webster traced the legend back to Europe, where hedgehogs and badgers often stir this time of year.
    — Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 27 Jan. 2018
  • Step 3Before serving, press rows of sliced almonds on cheese balls to resemble a hedgehog.
    — Joy Cho, Woman's Day, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Isiah Berlin drew upon the ancient Greek poet Archilochus to remind us that the fox is clever at many things, but the hedgehog holds on to a single idea.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Many people brought pets to the station, including a hedgehog.
    — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The titular blue hedgehog looked so heinous in early previews that the studio completely changed the look of him.
    — Adam Epstein, Quartz, 31 Dec. 2019
  • Dozens of cats were harbored in his son’s room; his daughter’s room served as a refuge for chicks, bunnies and even a hedgehog; a patio became a haven for a flock of sheep.
    — NBC News, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Knuckles is on his own urgent mission to find the same gotta-go-fast hedgehog as Robotnik.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Then there’s hedgehog mushrooms, wilted mustard greens and kale, parsley root and foie gras sauce.
    — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2018
  • And when Sonic is dashing around or fighting robots, the results rarely look like the action in the blue hedgehog's classic games.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2020
  • This year, Harry Potter and the gang make an appearance along with lots of animals from pigs to hedgehogs.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024

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