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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
Examples of loggerhead in a Sentence
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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For example, in Cape Verde, annual loggerhead turtle nests surged from 500 in 2008 to over 35,000 by 2020, while four out of five green turtle populations showed growth.
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Brian is refusing to relent though, leaving the couple at loggerheads.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Madrid is currently at loggerheads with the league, its president Javier Tebas and referees over match officiating, which Atletico hasn’t wasted the opportunity to poke fun at online.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
To juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, a tasty squid might as well be a disco ball.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Brian is refusing to relent though, leaving the couple at loggerheads.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Madrid is currently at loggerheads with the league, its president Javier Tebas and referees over match officiating, which Atletico hasn’t wasted the opportunity to poke fun at online.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
To juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, a tasty squid might as well be a disco ball.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loggerhead
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯg-ər-ˌhed
ˈläg-
: any of several very large turtles
especially
: a flesh-eating sea turtle of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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