sea serpent

Example Sentences

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"Do you believe there is such a thing as a Sea-serpent, little Sis?" inquired Cyril lazily.

From The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy by Spielmann, Mabel Henriette

Friday, a Correspondent of the P.M.G., onboard the Angola, interviewed "the Marine-mystery, the Sea-serpent," off the West Coast of Africa.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 5, 1892 by Various

And people who read about it are sure not to believe there was seen a real live Sea-serpent, and wearing a nose-ring, too!

From The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy by Spielmann, Mabel Henriette

That," whispered Polynesia, "is what sailors for hundreds of years have called the Sea-serpent.

From The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle by Lofting, Hugh

They proposed to go to the Sea-serpent and ask his advice, which the Sea-gulls thought a good plan.

From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)