whiskers

Example Sentences

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To an elephant's whiskers, it's more like hitting specific notes.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

I refuse to bury the Chiefs, because they have torched me so many times—presuming their inevitable demise, only to see clever coach Andy Reid pull off another victory by the walrus whiskers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

I look at the slender brown hound next me, grey whiskers poking out round his nose.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

The sight of Richard Parker, a growling behemoth of musculature and whiskers, is the most fearsome.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

Beatrice popped her eyes and waggled her whiskers as she’d done from the top of Mrs. Cranston’s ball gown.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck