How to Use zoo in a Sentence

zoo

noun
Definition of zoonext
Synonyms for zoonext
  • The supermarket was a real zoo on the night before the storm.
  • The sixth grade classroom was a zoo after recess.
  • Still, the zoo said there is much more work to be done.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (though guests can stay until 6 p.m.).
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The owl had come to the zoo as a fledgling 13 years earlier.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The zoo shared the news of Zenzele's pregnancy last month.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The southern white rhinoceros is the first to be born at the zoo.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Reilly said Rich took boatloads of kids fishing, to the zoo and to the ballpark.
    — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The birds were all hatched in captivity and have been fed and cared for by zoo staff.
    — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • What should people know about the zoo's pygmy slow lorises?
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Her mother couldn’t take time off to go to the zoo with her, Kimberly said.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Trips to the zoo, the museums and the lakefront are all things everyone should do.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This wouldn’t be the first time China has left zoos without a panda.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • In the last two pictures in the post, the siblings appeared to be enjoying an outing to the zoo.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
  • What the zoo will no longer have, as of Wednesday, are the giant pandas themselves.
    — Edward Wong Erin Schaff, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Boy or girl:An Ohio zoo thought one of their gorillas was male.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Pushing back on the zoo could not have been an easy decision.
    — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2023
  • May, who lives in Spokane, Wash., said the zoo invited her to name one of the male chicks and meet all of them in November.
    — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Each container holds about six of the 69 desert tortoises that came from the zoo.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The zoo in San Diego sent its giant pandas to China four years ago.
    — William Wan, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The Lion has a new backstory about his pride being hauled off to a zoo.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Jameela arrived safely at her new home in late March, the zoo announced March 28.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Speaking at a news conference, Edell said Pin was at least 35 years old and had been at the zoo for 33 years.
    — Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Sukari was the matriarch of the zoo’s African lion pride, and had lived at the San Francisco Zoo since 2009.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The event is free and open to the public, according to the zoo’s Facebook post, but the zoo will not be open to visitors.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • They are being cared for by their parents, Frost and Cirrus, and are doing well, the zoo said.
    — Megan Becka, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The zoo is preparing the space for a smaller octopus species in the future.
    — Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The zoo’s owner says Tadori has been lonely since his mate died.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • That zoo scene says so much about those tropes because [Damian] sees Bruce’s angle for the first time.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Since 2022, the shark has laid eggs monthly that were thought to be infertile, according to the zoo.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023

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