pachyderm

Example Sentences

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On nearby roads, it’s not uncommon to see pachyderms traipsing along with their mahouts straddling their thick necks as vehicles carefully navigate around them.

From New York Times

Especially valuable is the baku, a mystical pachyderm capable of sucking dreams — and nightmares — straight out of one’s head.

From New York Times

It’s unclear for now what Sodo’s pink pachyderm’s fate will be, or whether it will join its compatriots across the street.

From Seattle Times

Workers are dismembering the enormous elephant sculptures at night so that tourists and shoppers aren’t imperiled by wayward pachyderm parts.

From Los Angeles Times

He and his team packed up the youngest female pachyderms first after getting them comfortable with being coaxed inside a trailer, Newby said.

From Washington Post