flipper

Example Sentences

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This one, a 200-plus-pounder named Meatloaf, similarly suffered a flipper injury.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

She has been recovering for three months since her first surgery to save her flipper and has shown promising improvement, though her journey is far from over.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Adams said they’re trying to do reconstructive surgery on the nerve-damaged flipper to make it as functional as possible.

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

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