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tortoiseshell - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • include: These include the small tortoiseshell, peacock, red admiral and comma.
  • see: I live in Faversham, Kent, and have seen one small tortoiseshell in my garden this week.
  • find: On a sunny day, it is a good spot to find small tortoiseshell, ringlet and small blue butterflies.

Adjective modifier

  • small: The first Small Tortoiseshells of the year were on the wing at several sites.
  • large: This bird arrived during a period of southerly winds, when Glossy Ibis and Large Tortoiseshell appeared in our area.
  • few: I've also discovered that there are a few tortoiseshells around that are males... I always thought they could only be females.

Modifies a noun

  • butterfly: You may find that a bat or small tortoiseshell butterfly may roost or hibernate in this secret hideaway.
  • cat: All tortoiseshell cats are females, except in very rare cases where the cat has a disorder of the chromosomes!
  • tom: The tortoiseshell tom watched her accusingly from the rock garden.
  • female: These males are your key to breeding black tortoiseshell females.
  • glass: He glances down at his Omega Seamaster watch and peers over his Calvin Klein faux tortoiseshell glasses at the closed door to the boardroom.
  • jewelry: You will see vendors of tortoiseshell jewelry in blatant violation of Panamanian law.

Noun used with modifier

  • faux: He glances down at his Omega Seamaster watch and peers over his Calvin Klein faux tortoiseshell glasses at the closed door to the boardroom.
  • imitation: Imitation tortoiseshell is likely to be cellulose nitrate ( which smells of camphor ).

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