How to Use crocodile in a Sentence

crocodile

noun
  • In one video, he was seen feeding a live python to a crocodile.
    — Lawrence Yee, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • On the bright side, at least she did not get eaten by a crocodile!
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Scott even turns a wild crocodile into a house pet with a chain leash.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2022
  • One day, the rangers hoped to raise crocodiles all the way to slaughter.
    — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The crocodile’s legs were zip-tied, and its mouth sealed with what appeared to be duct tape.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The crocodile, which was up to 70 years old, had lived at the farm for six years.
    — Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 31 July 2019
  • The ridges on the crocodile's back and the angle of its tail are also the same.
    — Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
  • There were green soldiers and there were glass beads and there were bears and there was at least one crocodile.
    — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
  • An emu holds lemonade, a koala rides a bike, and a crocodile suns himself.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2018
  • But in this case, the crocodiles are green blow-up versions of the reptile.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • This look mixes a milky white with a pale blue for a subtle take on the crocodile print.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Kidman paired the look with a black crocodile handbag and chunky cat-eye shades.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • This long, flat tail seems built for pushing through the water— like a crocodile.
    — National Geographic, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The model added black knee-high boots and a crocodile-print handbag.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In a retention pond out back, two crocodiles slid around.
    — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The crocodile has one eye open and one eye closed, just like the one in the Facebook post.
    — Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
  • To put one's head inside the crocodile's mouth isn't bold, but foolish.
    — Philly.com, 9 June 2017
  • Taweret has the head of a hippo, and the body parts of a feline and crocodile.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 4 May 2022
  • Here a Nile crocodile drags a zebra to certain death in the depths.
    — Ralph P. Stuart, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2020
  • Killing a crocodile is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Robert Irwin had a scary moment with a crocodile but lived to tell the tale.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • This pair is calling my name with its trendy brown color and crocodile-like pattern.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
  • What to do when your parents don’t like pets, and your father, who owns a shoe store, loves crocodile leather?
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 June 2025
  • The bags come in vibrant gold, silver, pink, green, crocodile and suede, with trims made from glossy leather.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In ancient times, sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the riverbank near here.
    — Jim Berkeley, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
  • When Bury got in the water, people warned him there was a crocodile.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • The crocodile was about 20 feet away by the time everyone got out of the creek.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Jude Law's going to have to watch out for that tick-tocking crocodile!
    — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2020
  • But their other movie, the one about a crocodile, comes out Friday.
    — oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2022
  • But this is precisely why crocodiles rarely hunt in open, on-land pursuit.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

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