How to Use sloth in a Sentence
sloth
noun
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More like the I.Q. of sloths and the manners of banshees.
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Rubén Rosario,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2017
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The man told the child not to worry as the sloth moved slowly down the line.
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Asha C. Gilbert,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2022
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Still, Hamill—and his lightsaber—might win out over a sloth.
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Hilary Weaver,
Vanities,
5 May 2017
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Lightning, the sloth, would have been a first time mom.
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Briana Rice,
The Enquirer,
10 Oct. 2021
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But if none of that matters to you, this might: sloths.
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Kelly Corbett,
House Beautiful,
4 Mar. 2020
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Through sloth the roof sinks in and through indolence, the house leaks.
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Aaron Gilbreath,
Longreads,
11 May 2018
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The Bat Zone is now home to about 250 bats, a couple of owls and a two-toed sloth.
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John Wisely,
Detroit Free Press,
29 June 2017
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Let’s hope a sloth doesn’t accept the award on the film’s behalf.
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Mike Hogan,
HWD,
21 Feb. 2017
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See the lucky little sloth up close in the video below.
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Mallorie Sullivan,
Cincinnati.com,
16 Jan. 2018
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Are wet sloths cute or does this one just look like a fuzzy Babadook?
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Aj Willingham,
CNN,
7 Sep. 2019
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The mood instantly changes—even the sloth's claws are out.
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Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
7 Jan. 2019
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Crabs clung to bull kelp stipes — stems — like sloths to a jungle vine.
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Evan Bush,
The Seattle Times,
15 Sep. 2019
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After a rain, the anomalies turned out to be sloth tracks.
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Kiona N. Smith,
Ars Technica,
4 Dec. 2019
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Moe was orphaned in the wild as a young sloth and has been in Cincinnati since 2006.
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Emily Deletter,
The Enquirer,
20 Oct. 2022
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Now go forth, sloth-like, into a new world of smooth skin.
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Chloe Metzger,
Marie Claire,
31 July 2018
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And then there's the sloth, the flamingo, the skunk, the orangutan, as well as a new yawning emoji.
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Michelle Chapman,
chicagotribune.com,
17 July 2019
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And then there’s the sloth, the flamingo, the skunk, the orangutan, as well as a new yawning emoji.
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BostonGlobe.com,
18 July 2019
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The public got its first view of the San Diego Zoo’s new baby sloth last week.
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Bradley J. Fikes,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2019
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Meet, pet and take pictures with Flash, the baby sloth.
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Jennifer Boehm,
sun-sentinel.com,
18 Sep. 2019
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The sloth is one of the slowest animals in the world, coming in just ahead of snails.
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Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
1 June 2022
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Who knew that sloths can hold their breath for 40 minutes?
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SELF,
18 Sep. 2019
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The sloths, the butterflies, the hanging bridges, and the zip lining—all of it appealed to me.
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Talia Abbas,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Feb. 2023
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But a sloth has not been born at the zoo since 1984, and staff are eager for some babies.
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Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2020
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Since then, the zoo has had aardvarks, sloths, meerkats, manatees and more on the show.
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Briana Rice,
Cincinnati.com,
7 Apr. 2020
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The nation's oldest two toed sloth has died at @zoossa aged 43.
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Sarah Gibbens,
National Geographic,
5 June 2017
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Or dealing with the Six Deadly Sins after sloth gets the ax.
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Joe Queenan,
WSJ,
2 June 2022
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Ousland climbed the stairs from the ice to Lance at a sloth’s pace (and would later fall descending the stairs from the bridge).
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Adventure,
23 Dec. 2020
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Who hasn’t felt like a sloth in the morning before their first cup of coffee?
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Alicia Kortendick,
oregonlive,
25 Sep. 2019
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Send one their way with this heatable sloth, which is both cute and lavender-scented, that’s perfect for cuddling in bed.
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Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
13 Sep. 2024
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Exploring the grounds doubles as a nature walk, with sloths and monkeys making mid-day appearances and red-eyed tree frogs appearing at night.
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Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
4 Sep. 2024
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