How to Use habitat in a Sentence

habitat

noun
  • Give a bird a habitat to make a nest and lay eggs.
    — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Need a new habitat for your rabbit or guinea pig?
    — Jessica Moore, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • These too create a habitat for the ticks to live.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 May 2026
  • Ground sloths and mastodons are linked to forest habitats.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
  • And a road divides the two habitats.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The goal is a moon base with landers, rovers, drones and habitats.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Signs also warn that the area is a habitat for the plover and the least tern.
    — Saumya Gupta, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The habitat needs at least one source of clean water for wildlife to drink and bathe.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The trails were signed and mowed and offered what looked like good ruffed grouse habitat.
    — Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Candid cameras in the wild can tell us so much about our habitat.
    — Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2022
  • That one was not a bat who lives in a park habitat, a county statement read.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Explore the grounds to find some slimy friends and observe them in their habitat.
    — Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The group will look for plant and animal species that call scrub habitat their home.
    — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The badger prefers habitats with short grass, such as fields and pastures.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Zoo staff searched near the habitat and the rest of the property but could not find them.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Once their wings grow, the herds become flying swarms in search of more food and habitat.
    — National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The region’s mix of prairie and dense brush made the habitat a jaguar’s paradise.
    — Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Birds that once flocked in droves to Owens Lake lost their habitat and food source.
    — ArcGIS StoryMaps, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Their deep-ocean habitat reinforces all of this.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Many bird habitats were preserved as a result.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • Ransom said grizzlies turn over soil, spread seeds and can move and thrive in a lot of habitats.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024
  • This habitat depends on fire to persist.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The lion was later moved back to an open space habitat in the region.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Tigers in the wild face pressure because of a loss of habitat and poaching.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The door is hinged to swing into the habitat, and must be pushed open by R5.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The habitat was opened shortly before noon.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Students will also take home a milkweed plant to be used to start their own habitat.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Gray wolves can survive in a wide range of habitats and conditions.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The book became not only about the bees, but also about their habitats.
    — Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026

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