How to Use loggerhead in a Sentence

loggerhead

noun
  • But the two sides were soon at loggerheads.
    — Lily Hindy, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
  • These loggerhead sea turtles are about half her age and size.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
  • These shrikes are smaller than robins but have large, blocky heads, hence the name loggerhead.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Nielsen and parts of Paramount have come to loggerheads in the past.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Assange and the embassy have been at loggerheads for a while.
    — Alex Ward, Vox, 19 Oct. 2018
  • Both parties have been at a loggerheads over control of the state House.
    — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The tech and auto industries have been at loggerheads for years.
    — Tim Higgins, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2017
  • To juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, a tasty squid might as well be a disco ball.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The two sides have been at loggerheads for months, trading threats of tariffs and other sanctions.
    — Bob Davis, WSJ, 14 May 2018
  • Baghdad and Erbil have been at loggerheads over oil revenues for years.
    — Yasmine Mosimann, ajc, 4 Apr. 2023
  • For starters, the two sides remained at loggerheads over what to discuss at this week’s talks, a person briefed on the matter said.
    — Bob Davis, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
  • Why should these good inclinations be at loggerheads?
    — Sharla Allard, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The Senate and House are at loggerheads over how to implement the tax break.
    — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • The fight is taking place over beaches used for thousands of years by female loggerhead, green and leatherback turtles.
    — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 8 May 2021
  • At any time, there could be loggerheads, green sea turtles or other species on the mend amid the various treatment pools.
    — Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
  • There was no hint in the message that the two sides are at loggerheads, or that the union intends to seek a strike authorization.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 May 2024
  • The loggerhead had gained weight since the Coast Guard rescued her from a tangle of fishing nets.
    — Charles Graeber, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021
  • In sum, the White House and the Fed are likely to find themselves at loggerheads.
    — Sebastian Mallaby, The Atlantic, 15 May 2017
  • Now, Mischief the 140-pound loggerhead sea turtle is back in the wild.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Trump is at loggerheads with Beijing over trade and has tried to put pressure on China, to be sure.
    — Jen Kirby, Vox, 21 Dec. 2018
  • The island is one of the world’s prime loggerhead nesting sites and home to a growing population of greens.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The executive branch and part of the legislative branch are at loggerheads.
    — Conrad Black, National Review, 30 Oct. 2019
  • The two sides have been at loggerheads since Khan was ousted from office in 2022.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Blur and OpenSea were at loggerheads in the days and weeks leading up to the latter’s decision.
    — Callan Quinn, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Like all sea turtle species, loggerheads are cold-blooded and rely on warm ocean temperatures.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • In contrast, loggerheads, with algae and barnacles clinging to their shells, have a seaweedy smell.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Other animals at the lab, two sharks and a loggerhead sea turtle, were sent to Atlanta before the storm hit.
    — Doug Criss, CNN, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Myrtle shares space with a pair of loggerhead sea turtles named Carolina and Retread who are about half her age and size.
    — Rodrique Ngowi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The parties have been at loggerheads over how to conduct business in the Minnesota House.
    — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The loggerhead sea turtles of Florida’s Space Coast are on track to set higher records for nests.
    — Fox News, 22 July 2022

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