Examples of 'tortoise' in a sentence

Meaning of "tortoise"

tortoise (noun) - A tortoise is a reptile with a bony shell that protects its body. Tortoises are known for their slow movements and can live for many years
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  • Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
  • Synonym of cat (sense 10, a wheeled shelter)

How to use "tortoise" in a sentence

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You are doing the tortoise and the hare.
The tortoise shall beat the hare.
Look for a lady tortoise named zelda.
The tortoise represents reticence and chastity.
You all think of a tortoise as something slow.
Tortoise will have again run another.
The smallest tortoise species in the world.
Tortoise returned immediately drive command wait.
Take the tortoise and the hare.
Tortoise beat the hare in the end.
Pretend to be a tortoise and let me hit you.
You tried to make off with a tortoise.
The gopher tortoise is heading for home.
You have the reflexes of a pregnant tortoise.
I bet his tortoise soul loves that.

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And its all been built by this tortoise.
But the tortoise is acting super sluggish.
You just reasoned that tortoise to death.
Talking to a tortoise and going to the toffee shop.
You look down and see a tortoise.
Boiled baby tortoise and brown lizard.
This article is about a single species of tortoise.
Boiled baby tortoise and brown lizards.
I thought of doing that when the tortoise was ill.
The tortoise lays there on its back.
I will name a great tortoise after you.
Buy a tortoise shell and hide under it.
From their very specific tortoise perspective.
The tortoise famously wins that race.
The islet resembled a tortoise from afar.
Perhaps the tortoise found happiness in stability.
Chelonoidis is a genus of turtles in the tortoise family.
Between the tortoise and the hare.
The universe is sitting on the back of a tortoise.
This is why tortoise has a bumpy shell.
Alive turtles and items of tortoise shell.
This tortoise species is on its way to going extinct.
And that one stands on another tortoise.
The tortoise does sometimes win the race.
Is just taking care of the house tortoise.
Determined to kill our tortoise in the morning.
You are gonna cross the desert on a tortoise.
Put the tortoise on the highway.
Remember the rabbit and the tortoise.
Said the tortoise to the hare.
She was looking for her tortoise.
The tortoise stays there for three months.
Like i killed your pet tortoise or something.
He always used to laugh at slow speed of tortoise.
The crane and the tortoise slipped.

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