Alligator has 4 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | At an Indian wedding at the Phillipine islands the bride retired from the company in order to go down to the river to wash her feet. As she was thus employed an alligator seized her. | |
| 2. | Do you know how to tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile? | |
| 3. | See you later, alligator. | |
| 4. | An alligator snapped his arm off. | |
| 5. | Some species are probably not domesticable--the polar bear comes to mind--others, seemingly unlikely--like the alligator--are being farmed today, although keeping them confined has turned out to be a bit of a problem. | |
| 6. | The alligator ate the dog. | |
| 7. | The shoes are made of alligator skin. | |
| 8. | I've never eaten alligator meat. | |
| 9. | A 2-year-old boy was eaten by an alligator near the Grand Floridian Resort at Walt Disney World. | |
| 10. | The boy's father entered the water and tried in vain to grab him from the alligator's jaws. |