tentacle
Example Sentences
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Some claim he has tentacles emerging from his back, and most say he wears dark clothes and has a pale face.
From BBC
AIG is one of the world’s largest insurers, with tentacles in close to 200 countries and more than 25,000 employees.
The tentacles of her extended family reach into high levels of the military and other public offices.
Predictably, those vessels break open so his grey flesh can supernaturally merge into a foul lump of distorted features and tentacles, binding Lilly while a creepy voice asks, “Got a kiss for daddy?”
From Salon
With tentacles capable of stretching several meters and delivering intensely painful stings, tracking these organisms helps protect swimmers and beachgoers while also improving scientific understanding of marine ecosystems.
From Science Daily
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