How to Use nurse shark in a Sentence

nurse shark

noun
  • The nurse shark was stuck to the reef by a large fishing hook.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 July 2023
  • The first catch is a two-meter-long, sandy-brown nurse shark.
    — Brian Owens, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The nurse shark rests below, and the osprey scouts from above.
    — National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Swim or snorkel around the moat to spot marine life, such as nurse sharks, hogfish or reef squid.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Sea turtles, nurse sharks, reef fish and corals have all been spotted in the waters.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The small shark seemed to be about a foot-long and possibly may have been a blacktip or a nurse shark.
    — Johnny Diaz, Sun-Sentinel.com, 1 May 2018
  • The trip is spent searching out tiger, hammerhead, reef and nurse sharks, so the fish can be tagged and released.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 24 July 2019
  • When a diver speared a lionfish that sought refuge under a coral head, a small nurse shark appeared.
    — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2021
  • But there’s plenty more for wildlife enthusiasts to watch for, from brahminy kites to nurse sharks.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Check out the surprise and very rare nurse shark bite in the video and don’t forget the volume to hear the crunchhhh.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Yellowtail snapper, parrot fish, a nurse shark, and giant pink conch all thrive in the area’s coral reef.
    — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2018
  • From sea turtles to squids and nurse sharks, the abundance of marine life leaves visitors dazzled time and again.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Four shark species, included sandbar sharks, sand tiger sharks, lemon sharks and nurse sharks, can be spotted in the shark exhibit.
    — Kimi Robinson, azcentral, 8 Apr. 2020
  • There are sand tiger sharks with fearsome teeth, sandbar sharks with tall dorsal fins and nurse sharks huddled together on the floor of the tank.
    — Washington Post, 26 June 2018
  • Normally, nurse sharks are uniformly gray.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Of the15 species identified, the most common by far was the nurse shark, followed by the blacktip, lemon and bull shark.
    — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 23 June 2021
  • Snorkel Point of Rocks to see nurse sharks, dolphins, and a variety of other marine life.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024
  • Once disturbed a nurse shark will bolt away, a dangerous predicament if a diver is in the way and gets pushed aside by an excited fish.
    — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Both casual and seasoned snorkelers can observe snook, snapper, sheepshead, nurse sharks, red sponges, and more marine life.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2024
  • Efforts to protect the shark's habitat will hopefully bring a happy ending to a decades-long struggle for the grey nurse sharks.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The water is glass-clear – enough so that a snorkeler can clearly see a nurse shark gliding by the shipwreck some 40 feet below.
    — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The aquarium is home to grey reef shark, nurse sharks, blacktip reef shark and a group of baby coral catsharks, a recent addition.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 July 2018
  • With a menacing grin, needle-like teeth, and a sharp pointed snout, a gray nurse shark isn’t a creature that most people would want to encounter.
    — Nell Lewis; Video By Angus Watson, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Other animals on the premises include nurse sharks, sting rays, and Green Sea turtles (oh, my).
    — Melissa Minton, Teen Vogue, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Walker said this time of year, his charters generally see bull sharks, lemon sharks and nurse sharks, along with an occasional hammerhead.
    — USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Head to Green Island for one of the finest spots, Cades Reef, best for spotting lobsters, eagle stingrays, and nurse sharks.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Nobody really needs to go falconing in Mongolia or ride on the back of a nurse shark in Alaska for their life to be complete.
    — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 20 July 2018
  • The tiny, car-free island brims with dense mangroves, flourishing jungles, and a turquoise sea inviting you to snorkel through networks of coral reefs and around nurse sharks, stingrays, and turtles.
    — Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Gray nurse shark pups can grow as much as 11 inches per year, reaching a total length of about 10 feet in their lifetime, according to the aquarium.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The reef is ideal for spotting colorful fish, turtles, moray eels, nurse sharks, and even the occasional eagle ray gliding gracefully through the deep.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

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