sperm

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Like Herman Melville’s Pequod, the Mentor sought the sperm whale and its barrels of valuable oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Dr. Michael Eisenberg, a professor of urology at Stanford University, said reports of declining sperm counts have been circulated in urologist circles for decades.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

He said more research needs to be done to identify the cause of declining sperm counts, but research on animals has shown that certain chemicals disrupt the endocrine system.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Second, the attorney general asserted that Article 1, Section 2 of the Florida Constitution bars biological parents—like egg and sperm donors—from transferring their parental rights to another party.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

When the robot looked back, she saw that the clickety clickety creature was a sperm whale.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown