How to Use zoo in a Sentence

zoo

noun
  • The supermarket was a real zoo on the night before the storm.
  • The sixth grade classroom was a zoo after recess.
  • When the zoo opened in 1912, the pens were state-of-the-art.
    — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The clever little cub chose the right place, the zoo said.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2024
  • Still, the zoo said there is much more work to be done.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The species can live to be as old as 23 years old, says the zoo.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 22 Oct. 2022
  • These are the first pandas to come to a U.S. zoo in 21 years.
    — Elise Preston, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • One of the new chicks was a king penguin, the first hatched at the zoo in 20 years.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The zoo has also not yet announced the names of the triplets.
    — Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Pin was at least 35 years old and had been at the zoo for 33 years.
    — Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Shera and three of her offspring stayed at the D.C. zoo.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
  • At his last weighing, the zoo said, the scale read 98.5 pounds.
    — Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • Fans can vote once a day on the zoo's Name the Tiger Cub website.
    — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Then the chicks will be ready to live with the colony and make their zoo debut in the habitat.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 15 May 2024
  • The owl had come to the zoo as a fledgling 13 years earlier.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The zoo and preschool are part of the 141-acre Dundee Township Park District park.
    — Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Tell me about the decision to leave the school setting for the zoo to wrap things up.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The zoo shared the news of Zenzele's pregnancy last month.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • State of play: The zoo's youngest lizards are being raised behind the scenes for now.
    — Adam Tamburin, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
  • But zoo guests can still catch a glimpse of its mother.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The movies shown will rotate throughout the year and align with the zoo’s mission.
    — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 4 May 2022
  • The zoo said the reptiles were secured before they were placed in the van.
    — David Aaro, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Thank her for the autographs to the kids and for her donations to the zoo.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 30 June 2022
  • The egg was brought to the zoo after the first three eggs hatched under the bird parents’ care.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2022
  • The southern white rhinoceros is the first to be born at the zoo.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • These tiny cubs were born June 17 to first-time mom Ginger, 3, and 7-year-old Ravi, the zoo said.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024
  • The mountain lion will be sent to a zoo, the Oakland Zoo said.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 June 2022
  • The batch of tadpoles Birch Aquarium received from the zoo came from San Bernardino.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Hunt for eggs, visit with the bunny, see the petting zoo and play on inflatables.
    — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025

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