How to Use opossum in a Sentence

opossum

noun
  • Some owls will hunt the wildlife that raids our garbage cans, like skunks and opossums.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Some owls will hunt the wildlife that raids our garbage cans, like skunks and opossums.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Pick fallen fruit off the ground, though opossums can climb, too.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Pick fallen fruit off the ground, though opossums can climb, too.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • Just be careful with the opossums.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Block off crawlspaces so wildlife, such as opossums, cannot den under your home.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Block off crawlspaces so wildlife, such as opossums, cannot den under your home.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Block off crawlspaces so wildlife, such as opossums, cannot den under your home.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • White is not the first woman to wrangle an opossum out of a bar.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The opossum, who is less than a year old, weighs two pounds and still has her baby teeth.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Then a baby opossum shows up alone and helps itself to some of the dry food.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The pythons are already out there, and the opossums are already at risk.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Humans love pigs and goats, but opossums may have a bit of an image problem.
    — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 2 July 2017
  • Baby opossums will stay with the mom until they are weaned after about four months.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 29 Mar. 2024
  • One opossum found out the hard way that marsupials and dance halls don't mix.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • With its rat-like tail and hairless ears, the humble opossum doesn’t get a lot of respect.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025
  • With its rat-like tail and hairless ears, the humble opossum doesn’t get a lot of respect.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • At one point, some nearby kids caught wind of the opossum and tried inching their way closer.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The Chachapoyas mouse opossum can reach over 10 inches in length, the study said.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
  • Invasive Burmese pythons may have met their match – opossums.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In another legend, an opossum steals mezcal from a gang of demons and gifts it to mankind.
    — Tucker Harris, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Others now tag pythons’ prey, like rabbits, raccoons, and opossums.
    — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Despite the attack, the opossum has been friendly to those caring for her.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Two male peafowl, one adult opossum and one juvenile opossum were brought to the center.
    — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Weighing in at less than 2 ounces, this small opossum has been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Tires don’t shriek when somebody brakes to avoid an opossum transfixed by headlights in the middle of the road.
    — Gena Steffens, Smithsonian, 11 July 2019
  • But toads and frogs are also prey animals for owls, hawks, skunks, opossums, and raccoons.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Gonzalez says the opossum may have brought the fleas, but that’s unconfirmed.
    — USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
  • An albino deer was also sighted, along with a opossum sprouting a tree-like growth from its rear.
    — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 17 Apr. 2018
  • If a rascally possum does become a problem, here's how to get rid of it and keep that opossum away.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

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