How to Use zookeeper in a Sentence

zookeeper

noun
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  • The zookeeper was walking on the same path, the zoo said.
    — Wilson Wong, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • By the time the polish had worn off, the zookeepers knew who is who.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2020
  • The zookeeper, Rosa King, 34, had worked there for 14 years.
    — Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 30 May 2017
  • The two names with the most votes will be used, though zookeepers will choose which cub gets which name.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Now, more than 60 zoos around the world are working to preserve the species, zookeepers said.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 22 July 2024
  • The zookeeper suffered burns to about 20 percent of his body.
    — Tiffini Theisen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Guay said Amos is sassy and spends much of his time hissing at zookeepers.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The births of the three babies were possible because a zookeeper was at the right place at the right time, the zoo said.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Because the window is so short, zookeepers have to be ready.
    — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Dave White, a zookeeper at Chester Zoo, in England, points up to the mother perched on a branch and beams with pride.
    — Nell Lewis; Video By Sandy Thin, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Watch the video above to see the sweet teaching moment between Zoe and her zookeeper.
    — Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Perhaps the most memorable case was at the Palm Beach Zoo in 2016, when a tiger killed a zookeeper.
    — al, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Three zookeepers secured the gates and tried to lure the tiger away from the Hayden-Ortega with meat.
    — Washington Post, 7 June 2019
  • Then one day, the zookeeper, Warren Thomas, saw something on the floor of Millie’s cage.
    — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 17 Jan. 2017
  • In 1941, with Nazi bombs shattering Belfast, a young zookeeper rushed to save the elephant in her charge.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2021
  • In a video posted Jan. 5 on the zoo's Facebook page, a zookeeper passes out fish treats as the penguins each step on the scale.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Over two decades, the zookeeper had built a menagerie on a 16-acre spread off the interstate in Oklahoma.
    — oregonlive.com, 13 July 2019
  • At one point, a zookeeper sat down with Chichi near a park in hopes of persuading her to return.
    — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The zookeeper was kept at a hospital overnight and released.
    — Fox News, 26 June 2019
  • Then, listen to zookeeper chats, splash in the Water Play Park and watch the elephants get their daily bath.
    — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 8 June 2022
  • There will be zookeeper talks at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., and a World of Birds show featuring Cape vultures at noon.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The animals need to be sedated in order for the zookeepers to so much as trim their hooves.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
  • On June 30, a night zookeeper noticed one of the two females had given birth to three babies.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2019
  • She was rejected by her mother and had to be hand raised by zookeepers.
    — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 12 Jan. 2018
  • The zookeeper added that the birth wasn't a total surprise, as Riley had been looking a bit heavier.
    — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
  • At the heart of Mitchell's understanding of Exotic is the zookeeper's lust for fame.
    — Rachel Schonberger, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Visitors can bring cards or pictures for Jameela and the zookeepers, according to the post.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The group trained their attention on the hill, where a zookeeper had placed a big bauble filled with a bloodsicle, a tiger's favorite treat.
    — Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Hercules attacked a zookeeper, biting her 33 times on her legs, arms and face.
    — Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • This baby marks the breeding pair’s third litter together, zookeepers said.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024

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