How to Use ecological in a Sentence

ecological

adjective
  • Why are swamp eels an ecological threat?
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • And so, as with many of our ecological crises, time is running out.
    — New York Times, 21 Feb. 2022
  • That’s also why the loss of these forests has more than an ecological impact.
    — Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
  • Part of this may be due their different ecological roles.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This ecological approach goes hand in hand with smart drainage strategies.
    — Rosehill Gardens, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Feiner says the first step is to recognize the grief that can come with an ecological loss.
    — Berly McCoy, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
  • No longer would the Pueblo be an ecological island in an ocean of asphalt.
    — Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Even the smallest patch of green helps connect us to the larger ecological quilt.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
  • Now, a wastewater marsh must do the ecological heavy lifting.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The layout functions like an ecological slice from ocean to land instead of floors.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
  • But the small creature plays a crucial ecological role in Texas.
    — Dallas News, 2 May 2022
  • Water stress occurs when there is not enough water to meet human or ecological needs.
    — Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The long-term ecological disaster will unfold over decades to come.
    — Susanne Wengle, Fortune, 8 July 2023
  • Spiders play a key role in the ecosystem, and losing them could cause untold ecological shifts.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The sheer scale of this ecological puzzle has forced Steele to pick his proverbial battles.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Some of the bees for sale are also non-native and, when introduced, could cause ecological harm.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
  • However, lawns don't have to be ecological deserts.
    — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
  • Now, too much fossil biomass is burned to be absorbed within ancient ecological bounds.
    — Stephen Pyne, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
  • But in recent months the Woolsey fire has been back on my mind — this time as a test case for ecological recovery.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
  • But one of the problems is that that causes some ecological imbalances because there are so many ravens.
    — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023
  • Here's what to know about the stinky standoff and the growing ecological disaster.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • A little less pastel, a little more ecological truth.
    — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Begin by heading northwest up the trail, which starts behind a sign for the ecological boundary.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The ecological collapse in the north is also a warning sign for other regions.
    — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Researchers warn that the ecological effects could be severe and long-lasting.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Its economic and ecological futures will shape the world’s.
    — Sivan Yaari, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Their populations rise and fall in rhythm with larger ecological forces, shaped not by predators or pathogens, but by oak trees.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Not far from the vessels stuck in the Persian Gulf lies an ecological wonder.
    — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The lake’s water level was at its record low and nearing ecological collapse, researchers told me.
    — Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The Palmer Divide forms a unique ecological zone that has drawn people there for thousands of years.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026

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