- plural of tentacle.
tentacles
Example Sentences
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Phishing scams are like an octopus: They have many sticky tentacles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
In order to "find the tentacles of organised crime, the entire chain of demand and supply needs to be tracked", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Along with his Unification Church, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon built a political propaganda empire, which had tentacles all over Washington, D.C., at one time.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Here you might spy a lion’s mane jellyfish, whose stinging tentacles have been known to grow more than 100 feet, longer than the length of a basketball court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Three thick, gray, dripping tentacles came groping, sweeping toward them—Christopher slammed himself against the deck, pulling Mal with him.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
