How to Use woodchuck in a Sentence

woodchuck

noun
  • And if the woodchuck was not your rodent of choice, there were rats.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 27 Nov. 2020
  • While many booed and scowled at the idea of more cold, the woodchuck may not be so far off.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
  • That’s right, woodchuck-chuckers, there is no past or future.
    — David G. Allan, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
  • This is the gold standard for keeping woodchucks out, says Owen.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • But how accurate are the woodchucks?
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Finding all the woodchuck entrances and exits to their burrows is no easy task.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • This is not the first time woodchucks have been caught taking American flags.
    — Joel Langstein, Fox News, 19 June 2018
  • Actually, they’re called a lot of things, like woodchucks, whistlepigs, land-beavers and groundpigs.
    — Geoff Williams, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The groundhog, aka the woodchuck, is the largest member of the squirrel family.
    — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
  • The openings are small enough to keep out most large rodents like woodchucks and rabbits (two of the most destructive pests).
    — Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Your curator has seen a red fox in the back, a woodchuck out front, and the hatching of songbirds in a nest underneath our eaves.
    — Steve Winter, National Geographic, 4 June 2020
  • Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, can grow to about 20 inches in length and can weigh up to 13 pounds.
    — Jennifer Barrios, Washington Post, 24 June 2018
  • The garden is also a refuge for urban wildlife, housing foxes, woodchucks, opossums, bats and hens.
    — Hailey Closson, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2023
  • Sirgany gently shut the hood and called wildlife experts to safely remove the woodchuck, also called a groundhog.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2020
  • Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, are large rodents that are members of the squirrel family.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, are large rodents that are members of the squirrel family.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • The problem is that eagles and other scavengers eat the guts of deer or the carcasses of coyotes, woodchucks and other game shot by hunters.
    — Mary Esch, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2017
  • The problematic critter around here is a woodchuck that’s been destroying the garden.
    — Joyce Wadler, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2017
  • These arachnids hatch from eggs incubated in moist woodchuck feces, then affix themselves to the nearest dupe naïve enough to leave the city.
    — Jay Ruttenberg, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Humans become infected with Powassan through the bite of an infected deer or woodchuck tick.
    — CBS News, 10 June 2022
  • The animals feed on mice, voles, rabbits, and woodchucks, so Pennypack Park could be a good feeding ground.
    — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The bobcat slowly circled the woodchuck with the woodchuck pivoting in the middle of the circle to keep facing the bobcat.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Nick Neeley on Thoreau, Dillard, and the noble woodchuck.
    — Literary Hub, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Nick Neeley on Thoreau, Dillard, and the noble woodchuck.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • After mating, pairs move in together to raise kits, usually by expanding a burrow abandoned by a woodchuck or skunk.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2023
  • And despite that famous nursery rhyme, woodchucks don’t like wood but get labeled a pest because of their hole-digging and habit of chewing on flowers and vegetable garden plants.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The first type, often called lineage 1 Powassan virus is associated with Ixodes cookei or the woodchuck tick.
    — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, 30 June 2021
  • There’s a chicken coop that’s been invaded by woodchucks; my mother plays the country game of hide-and-seek armed with animal poison and Havahart traps.
    — Liz Arnold, Longreads, 11 July 2018
  • Assembly Bill 323 would allow the hunting and trapping of woodchucks, also known as groundhogs.
    — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2017
  • While a few animals such as woodchucks and bats are true hibernators, many others remain active in both rural and urban areas throughout the winter.
    — Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026

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