How to Use sea turtle in a Sentence

sea turtle

noun
Definition of sea turtlenext
  • So, here are sea turtles, swirling in the sea in the Bahamas (above).
    — National Geographic, 20 Dec. 2019
  • Those lucky enough may catch a glimpse of a sea turtle.
    — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
  • We’re connected to the sea and my totem is a sea turtle.
    — Brooke Blurton, refinery29.com, 12 Dec. 2022
  • For the first time ever, the world's rarest species of sea turtle has laid eggs on a Texas beach.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 June 2022
  • There are five species of sea turtle found in the Gulf of Mexico.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022
  • And nesting season isn't over yet for the green sea turtles.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Using her back flippers, a sea turtle will dig a nest in the sand and lay her eggs.
    — Fox News, 22 July 2022
  • The sea turtle has a thousand babies and points them all toward the ocean and hopes 10 make it.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024
  • More than 100 sea turtles and millions of fish washed ashore.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The place also looks somewhat like a sea turtle when viewed from above.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Coming to Texas Honu, named for a Hawaiian green sea turtle, had a bumpy start in Texas.
    — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2020
  • This area is also home to five out of the seven endangered sea turtle species in the world.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Moretti didn't move to the Keys to start a sea turtle hospital.
    — Charles Graeber, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Any contamination that goes down the storm drain can end up in the ocean full of surfers and sea turtles.
    — Joshua Partlow, Scott Wilson and Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The painful incident left the sea turtle with a large chunk missing from her beak and a head fracture.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Ahead, sticks with bright ribbons marked two sea turtle nests.
    — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Facing outside, under the counter and in front of two stools, is a sea turtle painting.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The nesting season for leatherback sea turtles runs from March to July.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 June 2023
  • From April to August, keep an eye out for nesting sea turtles.
    — Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Bassoon stood out from the group as a sea turtle that needed extra care.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 12 Apr. 2022
  • And then there’s Banner, a green sea turtle who was a late addition to the roster.
    — al, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The beaches in Florida are the most important in the U.S. for sea turtle nests.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 May 2021
  • Once a safe haven for pirates, sea turtles and other wildlife now take the pirates’ place near the mangrove trees.
    — Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2020
  • South Padre Island has sand dunes, sea turtles, and even surfing.
    — Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
  • From April through mid-July, the smallest and most endangered sea turtle in the world comes to shore along this section of the coast to lay eggs.
    — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 6 May 2022
  • Think of marine plastic pollution, and the image of a sea turtle stuck in a six-pack ring may leap to mind.
    — Fox News, 6 Nov. 2019
  • The two-headed loggerhead sea turtle was one of three live babies found in a nest.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 31 July 2021
  • Rarely would a sea turtle slink up behind you and catch you entirely off-guard.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • The area is home to diverse ecosystems with sea creatures like sword-nosed marlins, groupers, and even sea turtles.
    — James Barrett, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Wild horses romp and sea turtles lay their eggs along the island’s 18-mile-long beach, while alligators patrol the wetlands along Cumberland Sound.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024

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