How to Use tyrannosaur in a Sentence

tyrannosaur

noun
  • Grown up, a tyrannosaur ran to three tons in weight and would stretch out for 30 feet.
    — Lockheed Martin, National Geographic, 21 Oct. 2020
  • There didn’t seem to be any tyrannosaurs from rocks of similar age to the north.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
  • There were at least two other tyrannosaurs holding court.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Scaled to tyrannosaur size, that honk becomes a bass-baritone mega war trumpet.
    — Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The sheer size of the tyrannosaur’s leg bone caught the team by surprise, but so did its placement among the rocks.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Titus noticed what turned out to be a tyrannosaur ankle bone protruding from the ground.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The big bone also adds more data to a big debate about the tyrannosaur’s origin story.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
  • One, named Jane, is a nearly complete tyrannosaur fossil that’s about 21 feet long.
    — National Geographic, 1 Jan. 2020
  • The findings suggest tyrannosaurs originated and evolved in the area, the study authors write.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
  • This particular tyrannosaur lived near the seaway’s western coast, which was full of jungles and forests.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
  • That giant glowing doughnut, fastened to the tyrannosaur’s puny arms to promote a new Kane’s shop at the site?
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Meat-eaters like tyrannosaurs and Velociraptors all belong to a group of dinosaurs called theropods.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
  • His first question was whether the gashes were the work of some prehistoric giant crocodile or a tyrannosaur.
    — Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 18 May 2017
  • According to the study, the Khankhuuluu helps fill a gap in the origin story of tyrannosaurs.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
  • My kids giggle in delight while standing in front of the subwoofer and feeling the heavy thud of a tyrannosaur’s footsteps tickle their shins.
    — Adrienne So, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2020
  • The details of a small tyrannosaur from this era, discovered in Utah, were published earlier this year.
    — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2019
  • Patrons dig up fossils, ride on the back of a tyrannosaur, and explore dinosaur science stations, to learn more about these creatures.
    — Matthew Cox, Cincinnati.com, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Our cover story this month, from editor Eric Betz, takes you through the new world of the tyrannosaurs.
    — Discover Magazine, 16 June 2019
  • Other than the tyrannosaurs, the other fossils are mostly aquatic creatures.
    — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2019
  • Zelenitzky said Ulughbegsaurus would have shared the ecosystem with a small species of tyrannosaur called Timurlengia.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 10 Sep. 2021
  • This led to the development of the Yutyrannus, a 30-foot-long tyrannosaur.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The scene fades with the tyrannosaur pair retiring to a jungle clearing, a real tropical location.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
  • The team also compared characteristics of the shinbone with those of other tyrannosaurs.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Not to mention fossil feces — or coprolites — from younger tyrannosaurs that might contain bones that can identify the tyrannosaur menu.
    — Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2020
  • If the tyrannosaur misses and the prey takes flight, or if the tyrannosaur is spotted before this critical moment, the hunt ends and the great carnivore moves off.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The co-occurrence of Ulughbegsaurus and the little tyrannosaur Timurlengia fits this same pattern.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Sauropods that tower above treetops and tyrannosaurs that make the Earth tremble beneath their weighty footsteps are two iconic dinosaur images.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2023
  • The latest study represents the first time that tyrannosaurs have been identified in deposits of this age in the region, according to the researchers.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This finding is based on the discovery of a handful of tyrannosaur skeletons found in the same location in a lakebed where the animals are presumed to have drowned.
    — Mike Wehner, BGR, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Extensive analysis of the tyrannosaur skeleton preserved in this fossil has settled this long debate.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025

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