How to Use carnivorous in a Sentence

carnivorous

adjective
  • Here, some of the best carnivorous plants to grow inside, with how-to tips.
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Like dogs and cats, carnivorous plants can be fed and watered.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • These buttes jut upward like the bony ridge of a lupine jaw, sharp and carnivorous and ragged.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
  • These birds are also carnivorous and have wings that are soft and fluffy with combs and ragged fringes.
    — Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2020
  • This part of the coast is the only place on earth where those famous carnivorous plants grow wild.
    — John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
  • And what if the bad guys are carnivorous dinosaurs ravaging a city?
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Feb. 2022
  • This will be any carnivorous plant, like Venus fly trap and pitcher plants.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Butcher Box is for those carnivorous dad’s who can’t seem to say no to a good steak.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 7 June 2022
  • This is a show-stopping piece of fish and will win over even the most hard-nosed carnivorous critics.
    — Josh Niland, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Ferrets are fast, carnivorous, and pose a threat to small mammals and birds.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The drone is named after a species of ghostly white, carnivorous bats.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Minks are small, carnivorous mammals that are raised mostly for their furs.
    — Dr. Jonathan Chan, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Crafts people have also joined the crusade to rid the oceans of the carnivorous fish.
    — Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • But the team also found tooth marks on the bones of the carnivorous Allosaurus.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2020
  • Most impressive was the crunch on the skin, which ripped apart in a pleasing, carnivorous way.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2021
  • In other times and places, habitats were full of carnivorous dinosaurs of all sizes.
    — Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2020
  • What if his teeth weren’t perfectly straight and even, and looked slightly more carnivorous?
    — Ciara Wardlow, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The carnivorous marine reptiles ranged from the size of a briefcase to larger than a school bus.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
  • The toxic version of the Sphinx is the carnivorous one.
    — Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Non-meat mains are… fine… but this joint glorifies the carnivorous lifestyle.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
  • At Taste of Nigeria, it can be given a carnivorous twist by adding your choice of meat.
    — Joanna O'Leary, Chron, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Among all the carnivorous mammals that have ever lived, Andrewsarchus may have been the largest.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The analysis revealed that two of the extinct species were, like the caiman, carnivorous.
    — The Economist, 28 June 2019
  • The posts show pictures of what appears to be a carnivorous dinosaur in a forested setting.
    — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The plant is the carnivorous Venus flytrap, which catches its own dinner.
    — Traci Watson, USA TODAY, 23 May 2017
  • These were ghost bats, a carnivorous species, colonies of which cluster in caves and disused mine shafts in the north of Australia.
    — Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2020
  • These are among the most visually iconic carnivorous traps.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Grilled on domed hot plates, this carnivorous feast seems to break every rule of light-and-easy Japanese cuisine.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Nearly all species are carnivorous.
    — Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
  • Venus Fly Trap As its name suggests, this carnivorous plant feeds on both houseflies and fruit flies.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 13 June 2023

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