ANIMAL in a Sentence

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For ANIMAL, below is one of 389 sentences:
Every animal is grateful for kindness and petting, and they wouldn't think of hurting a person that pets them.

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 Meanings and Examples of ANIMAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
animal
 n.  a living thing that can move and eat and react to the world through its senses
 n.  all living beings except humans
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "This is th little fox cub," he said, rubbing the little reddish animal's head.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
2  Dickon answered with his all-perceiving animal charmer's smile.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
3  Mary had never possessed an animal pet of her own and had always thought she should like one.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
4  The poor animal kicked; the girl laughed, and pulled Gerda into bed with her.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SNOW QUEEN
5  The animal was strong and handsome, and away they went at full gallop round the lawn.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE ELDERBUSH
6  The king, however, had a lion which was a wondrous animal, for he knew all concealed and secret things.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Context  Highlight   In THE TWELVE HUNTSMEN
7  Proud of this exploit, Vampa took the dead animal on his shoulders, and carried him to the farm.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 33. Roman Bandits.
8  Every animal is grateful for kindness and petting, and they wouldn't think of hurting a person that pets them.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII.
9  "He is, as you see, a very valuable animal," said Maximilian.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 57. In the Lucerne Patch.
10  That the life I had since led was laborious enough to kill an animal of ten times my strength.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER III.
11  The largeness of its features made it appear the most deformed animal that can be conceived.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER V.
12  The monkey was killed, and an order made, that no such animal should be kept about the palace.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER V.
13  I quickly released the animal, and lifted it into the garden.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
14  The Yahoos, a strange sort of animal, described.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER I.
15  He had been content with daily labour and rough animal enjoyments, till Catherine crossed his path.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
Example Sentence: (179 in 12 pages)
16  Man is the only animal that has the faculty of speech.
17  The basin favours the development of farming and animal husbandry.
18  The elephant is the largest land animal in existence.
19  The ant is the most industrious animal, but it most be scanty of words.
20  The muscle fiber of this animal is diseased.
21  Monogamy is rare in most animal groups, but is common among birds.
22  This animal makes a store of nuts for the winter.
23  Fish oils are less saturated than animal fats.
24  They prodded the animal through the bars of its cage.
25  The beach is criss-crossed with animal tracks.
26  The unfortunate animal was locked inside the house for a week.
27  At the sight of the dead animal, Diana blenched.
28  The animal seizes its prey by the throat and suffocates it to death.
29  The irate animal made for us, coming at a full jump.
30  The animal raised its head, suddenly alert.