flipper

Example Sentences

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Visitors to the Aquarium of the Pacific can now get an up-close look at Meatloaf, a rescued green sea turtle undergoing rehabilitation after a serious flipper injury, according to officials.

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

"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

Even down a flipper, she’s expected to be able to manage in the wild.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Their bodies were sleek and black like sea mammals, with stubby legs that were half flipper, half foot, and humanlike hands with sharp claws.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan