mating
Example Sentences
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It was mating season for the sperm whales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
I’m no expert, but I don’t think their mating rituals involve using the New York Times to plead their case or, when that doesn’t work, threatening to move en masse to Tennessee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
During mating, the male collects the eggs using specialized appendages near the base of his head called 'ovigers'.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Their pleasant mating call, Mr. de Greef writes, sounds like “a distant ferryboat whistle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
What animals do means life and death for us: how they behave, what tracks they leave, their times for mating and giving birth, their times for wandering.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
