How to Use gator in a Sentence

gator

noun
  • This is not the first time a gator has been found in these parts.
    — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2019
  • So far, the gator hasn’t taken the hint.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
  • Glove liners are a good idea, as is a neck gator.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Hard pass on the gator, but the rest of it sounds lovely.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Richard pried the jaws open and released his dog from the gator.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Bass emerges from the swamp with a dead gator over his shoulder.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Think gators and frogs and snakes and swamps and things that go bump in the night.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • But the gator bit down on his right forearm and yanked it back.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The group ran up the creek’s bank to get to high ground and away from the gator.
    — David Chiu, People.com, 17 July 2025
  • Dead fish get tossed to the gators who’ve come to know there’s a free meal coming.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • As the group moves away from the water, the gator sits calmly.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2021
  • First, the gator wedges its snout between two of the metal bars.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The video begins with the gator clamped down on the torso of the snake.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
  • Bull opened the door into the tank, and the gator lurched toward her.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Once his hand was in the gator's mouth, the reptile's instinct was to pull back.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The gator was about 4 feet long, which counts as a juvenile.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
  • In it for the gators Gayles, 35, is based in Ruskin.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
  • Except this time around, the killer beasts in question are bull sharks rather than gators.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
  • As the gator wore down Blake got a snare around it and worked it toward their boat.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The gator lurking in one of the lakes is well known to regulars.
    — CBS News, 15 June 2018
  • If a gator attacks, experts say to poke at its eyes and punch and kick it around the head.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022
  • The gator seemed a little startled when the sandal was flung at it.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 31 July 2025
  • The gator was seen via a robotic camera that went down into the pipes.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 12 May 2023
  • If anyone needs a midwife, I prob wouldn't hire gator.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Salmon, fresh from Florida, the land of palm trees and gators.
    — Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald, 18 Mar. 2018
  • That's when Savage faced off against the gator to save his furry friend.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Fred Jones says the gator sank back into the water and didn’t re-emerge.
    — Mike Schneider, The Seattle Times, 2 July 2018
  • This seems to be the same gator that was spotted a few weeks ago by a Marine.
    — Nick Schwartz, For The Win, 12 May 2018
  • At first, the gator didn’t react, at least until Don turned on a light.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
  • Then the second deputy does the same before the first mounts the gator to hold it down and clamp its mouth.
    — Richard Tribou, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025

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