How to Use ridley in a Sentence

ridley

noun
  • Knowing how to recognize a Kemp’s ridley helps, too.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Recent studies show female Kemp’s ridleys may come back to nest at three-plus-year intervals.
    — USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Both the olive ridleys and Kemp’s ridleys species of sea turtle are known for their arribadas, or mass nesting events.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • Aside from their diminutive stature, another way the Kemp’s ridley stands out is the fact its females are the only sea turtles that nest during the day.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • In 2015, people rescued an olive ridley sea turtle off Costa Rica with a plastic straw stuck up its nose.
    — David Doubilet, National Geographic, 14 May 2016
  • This problem primarily affects Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, the smallest and most endangered of all sea turtles.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 11 Dec. 2019
  • An angler in Georgia recently reeled in a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle off a pier in Tybee Island.
    — Madeline Farber, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2018
  • Sea turtles are some of the most endangered animals on the planet, and Kemp’s ridleys, the smallest species out of the bunch, are critically endangered.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • Leatherbacks and Atlantic hawksbills roam offshore waters, while loggerhead, green, and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles frequent near-shore habitats.
    — National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2020
  • With nesting season approaching on Padre Island, the chances of encountering a Kemp’s ridley along the Texas coast go up.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Kemp’s ridley turtles live primarily in coastal environments in the Gulf of Mexico.
    — Debra Moore, The Conversation, 13 May 2021
  • The law’s list of Gulf species harmed by offshore drilling includes Bryde’s and sperm whales, Kemp’s ridley and loggerhead sea turtles, and elkhorn corals, according to the complaint.
    — Christopher Yasiejko, Bloomberg.com, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Mast pointed to Kemp’s ridley sea turtles as a good example of what’s happening, especially in the United States.
    — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2017
  • The Kemp’s ridley turtle is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Kemp’s ridley turtles have started washing up dead on Great Britain’s frigid shores, more than 4,000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, where they’re supposed to be.
    — oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Most Kemp’s ridleys live in Gulf waters, but a smaller number inhabit the Atlantic and summer off New England before heading south to winter in warmer waters.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Kemp’s ridleys primarily nest on Padre Island in Texas and in Mexico, per the National Park Service.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Volunteers from the Sea Turtle Patrol spotted two small parallel footprints with a line in the sand between the footprints, all heading inland from the water meant a mother Kemp’s ridley had nested nearby.
    — Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, 15 May 2018
  • North Carolina’s beaches are a nesting ground for multiple species of threatened or endangered sea turtles, including loggerheads, greens, Kemp’s ridleys, leatherbacks and hawksbills, federal officials say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026

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