flipper
Example Sentences
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“The entangled line severely damaged a front flipper, cutting off blood supply,” Dr. Lance Adams, the aquarium’s director of veterinary services, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
In fact, as with Porkchop, it was wound tightly around her front right flipper.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Under a blazing sun, the green sea turtle thwapped the surface of the San Gabriel River with her sole front flipper as aquarium staffers gripped her shell.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
"I picked it up and thought I saw a movement in one flipper, so I carried it back to the campsite".
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Solid in build though they were, like tanks, they were neither fast nor powerful swimmers; with just one hand gripped around a back flipper, it was possible to hold on to a turtle.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
