whale
Example Sentences
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This year, seven whales have already died during whale season, which peaks this month.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Coast Guard’s San Francisco station, where mariners can report whale sightings to alert vessel operators in an effort to try to prevent more collisions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
They "may even carry new song styles from one region to another –- humpback whale songs are known to spread culturally across ocean basins, much like music trends in human populations".
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
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
Aru dramatically flipped her hair over her shoulder, which was a bad idea, because it was still damp from whale spit and ended up smacking her in the eye.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Vocabulary lists containing whale
Marine Biology - Introductory
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Marine Biology - High School
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