limpet
Example Sentences
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Norris clung to Verstappen like a limpet and then overtook him with imperious ease before the first pit stops, cruising off into the middle distance thereafter.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
The latest version, known as the Envlogger, sports a thick plastic housing instead of a limpet shell, can store data for a year or more, and has a battery life of 5 years.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 1, 2023
Use the colorful Olympic Coast National Marine Life Sanctuary guide if you can’t tell a limpet from a clam.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
Navy blamed Iran for a series of limpet mine attacks on vessels that damaged tankers.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
Bits of sea glass among the mermaids’ purses and limpet shells.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
