How to use squirrel in a sentence

More sentences with squirrel

• The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon.From the entry rabbit
• The squirrel cheeked some nuts before heading back to its nest.From the entry cheek
• My mother warned me not to squirrel around in my dad's workshop.From the entry squirrel around
• My brother wanted a pet squirrel, but I talked him out of it.From the entry talk out of
• The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.From the entry keep
• Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.From the entry even
• We threw a prop squirrel off of a tower.From the entry prop
• The squirrel flourished its fluffy tail about as an alarm signal after its narrow escape from the cat.From the entry flourish
• The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.From the entry involved
• He had bits of string, cans of nails and lots of other useful tidbits squirreled away throughout his garage.From the entry squirrel away
• She was quite the rifleman and could pick off a squirrels with a .22 from across the field with amazing accuracy.From the entry rifleman
• The dog scampered after the squirrel.From the entry scamper
• They pose a problem for wildlife including endangered red squirrels, which they outcompete.2022 July 11, Helena Horton, “Oral contraceptives could help reduce grey squirrel numbers, research finds”, in The Guardian. From the entry invasive species
• My dog got shot in the chest by one of these "fart squirrels" last week.2022 July 23, Ms. Lacey (@nonniebluvs), Twitter. From the entry fart squirrel
• A type of sea cucumber, this gummy squirrel looks frighteningly similar to a banana.2022 August 2, Jennifer Nalewicki, “'Gummy squirrel' found in deep-sea abyss looks like a stretchy half-peeled banana”, in Live Science…. From the entry gummy squirrel
• You'll soon see I'm nuttier than squirrel poop, but don't let me scare you away.2019 February 5, Yara Zgheib, The Girls at 17 Swann Street, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN. From the entry nuttier than squirrel poop
• “In some species such as the squirrel, the baubellum is almost the same size as the baculum.2018 January 24, Elsa Panciroli, The Guardian. From the entry baubellum
• Love wasn't ever rational, but in my case, it was nuttier than squirrel poop.2017 September 9, Meghan O’Flynn, Redemption, Pygmalion Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry nuttier than squirrel poop
• Turning into a squirrel tends to cause fewer problems than turning into a wolf.2014, Marijn Haverbeke, “4: Data Structures: Objects and Arrays”, in Eloquent JavaScript, 2nd Ed.: A Modern Introduction to Programming…. From the entry lycanthropy
• A family of frisky squirrels was having a field day amongst the towering obstacle course of foliage.2014, Vance Munraff, Sounds Like Paradise: a Fugitive's Tale, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 62. From the entry field day
• In years of late meltoff, ground squirrels emerge and burrow up through the snow with little difficulty.2013, H.H. Genoways, Current Mammalogy - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 169. From the entry meltoff
• She never quite succeeded in taming the animals: two squirrels, a fox, and a ring-tailed civet cat.2013, Judith Carrington, Juanita Herff Drought Chipman, editors, Eda & Ilse: Domestic Life of Privileged 19th to 20th Century Women…. From the entry ring-tailed civet cat
• The tuco-tuco is a vegetarian rodent very similar in appearance and behaviour to the ground squirrel.2011, Erin McCloskey, Argentina, page 56. From the entry tuco-tuco
• Remember when Phil was having that squirrel problem with his cedar siding?2010, Harrison Lee Rodebaugh, Gently Into The Night, page 60. From the entry unlax
• Rodents are represented by four families: squirrels, Old World porcupines, mice and rats, and bamboo rats.2008, Barbara A. Holzman, Tropical Forest Biomes, page 115. From the entry Old World porcupine
• Mammal seedeaters include chipmunks; ground squirrels; red, gray, and fox squirrels; voles; white-footed mice; and pocket gophers.2003, John Andrew Eastman, The Book of Field and Roadside. From the entry seedeater
• 'Wootton tells me you put the squirrel grip on one of his commissioners, Jack,' Harry said.2003, Peter Temple, Bad Debts, page 50. From the entry squirrel grip
• Another resident of the riparian zone is the arctic ground squirrel, also known as the siksik.2003, Cherie Winner, Life in the Tundra, Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co., →ISBN, →OCLC. From the entry siksik
• Our little ambassatrix from the fountain head with my pink squirrel.2003, John Douglas Miller, The Greek Summer, page 175. From the entry ambassatrix
• And for all his shooings and worrying, he knew squirrels couldn't have done this kind of damage.2001, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Among the Impostors, page 69. From the entry shooing
• On the prairie there are little mounds made by generations of parka squirrels.2001, Larry Kaniut, Bear Tales for the Ages: From Alaska and Beyond, →ISBN, page 121. From the entry parka squirrel
• At caving conventions aboveground, cavers often squirrel themselves through adjustable wooden "squeeze boxes" in good-natured competitions.1998 July, Andrew Todhunter, “Dark Passage: Descending into the Depths of California’s Longest Known Cave”, in The Atlantic Monthly…. From the entry squeeze box
• At least one squirrel death has been reported from a porcupine quill in the chest cavity.1995 October 22, Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff, Ariz., page 4. From the entry sciuricide
• Camelhair brushes are made for artists and architects from the hair of the tails of Russian squirrels.1993, Philip Ward, Panama hats, crocodile tears and other common fallacies, page 24. From the entry camelhair
• Within anyone’s memory, we had but one vehicular sciuricide, a gentleman squirrel, on an errand of love.1973, Josef Vecera, “Law-abiding squirrels”, in The Conservationist, page 45. From the entry sciuricide
• Sometimes living on rabbits and squirrels , they described their fare as Hoover hogs.1971, Richard Brandon Morris, William Greenleaf, Robert H. Ferrell, America: a History of the People. From the entry Hoover hog
• The gummy squirrel is about two feet long—large for a sea cucumber, which is typically four to 12 inches in length.2024 July 12, Robyn Stegman, “What is a Gummy Squirrel?: Discover the deep-sea darling stealing our (candy) hearts”, in Ocean Conservancy…. From the entry gummy squirrel
• Tia Kofi and her squirrel friends reveal what went on behind the scenes and what they really think of each other!2021, Christian Guiltenane, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: The Official Companion. From the entry squirrel friend
• Being a purple squirrel is useless if nobody knows it.2019, J. T. O'Donnell, “Why Every Job Seeker Should Strive to Be a 'Purple Squirrel' in 2019”, in Inc.. From the entry purple squirrel
• How many purple squirrels are actually out there?2017 June 28, Laura Fries, “To catch a purple squirrel, you need to be flexible and proactive”, in The Business Journals. From the entry purple squirrel

Meaning of squirrel

1. noun Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
2. noun Any of those distinguished typically by a large bushy tail; any of the tree squirrels of subfamily Sciurinae or phenotypically similar sciurids.
3. noun Someone who displays squirrel-like qualities such as stealing or hoarding objects.

Full definition of squirrel

More about squirrel

• Meaning of squirrel
• Plural of squirrel
• Squirrel in Hindi
• Squirrel in Tamil
• Squirrel in Marathi
• Squirrel in Urdu

Questions about squirrel in a sentence

How do you use squirrel in a sentence?

Squirrel is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon.”

What is a short sentence with squirrel?

“The dog scampered after the squirrel.”

What does squirrel mean?

Squirrel means any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.