chinook

Example Sentences

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The hearings are being held after a three-year shutdown of commercial salmon fishing because of a decline in the Chinook salmon population.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

We’re not like the Chinook salmon that seek out upriver spawning zones or feline species that go into heat each spring and summer.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

His yard sign sports the outline of a Chinook helicopter, the kind he flew on special operations missions.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Two of our only three Chinook helicopters were lost when the Atlantic Conveyor was sunk, so our soldiers're having to advance toward Port Stanley on foot.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell