How to Use beluga in a Sentence

beluga

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Definition of beluganext
  • The plan calls for the beluga whales to be shipped to the United States from Marineland in Canada.
    — Rob Hotakainen, Science | AAAS, 24 Apr. 2020
  • In the spring of 1940, a beluga was spotted off the coast of Washington State.
    — Jason G. Goldman, National Geographic, 10 July 2020
  • In the fall, hunters harvest seal and beluga whale, and women pick berries.
    — Loren Holmes, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2017
  • The beluga was first spotted last week swimming up the Seine.
    — Elizabeth Kuhr, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022
  • On June 2, the society received a tip the beluga was in the river.
    — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 14 June 2017
  • Little Grey and Little White, two cute beluga whales, have returned to the sea for the first time since 2011.
    — Brett Harman, CNN, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The beluga whales are also floating around and the otters take their dives as well.
    — Corey Mueller, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2017
  • What did the beluga say to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day?
    — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Large numbers of cod in turn attract beluga whale and seabirds that prey on cod.
    — Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2017
  • These two villages are where most of the beluga harvest takes place.
    — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Nov. 2021
  • And the fact that the hybrid had a narwhal mother and beluga father makes sense.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 20 June 2019
  • In Russia, many of the beluga whales performing in shows have been wild-caught.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2019
  • There are only 328 Cook Inlet beluga whales left in the wild.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Female beluga whales travel in a separate pod to raise and care for the young.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The area abounds with polar bears, harp and ringed seals, millions of birds, narwhal, beluga, and bowhead whales.
    — Peter Kujawinski, The New Yorker, 11 May 2017
  • Her calf was the first beluga calf at the lakefront aquarium in seven years.
    — chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2019
  • In September 2018, a beluga was spotted in a stretch of the Thames River in England.
    — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2022
  • In a haunting coda, the last sound heard was the cry of a beluga, trapped beneath ice, getting softer and softer.
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • What if the animal needing treatment is larger—say, the size of a beluga whale?
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The ocean is habitat for narwhal, beluga, and bowhead whales.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
  • After the beluga's passing, the Sea Shepherd France also shared the news on Twitter.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The Georgia Aquarium has announced that one of its beluga whales is a mother-to-be.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2020
  • Before talking with Nussbaum, I was stirred by a viral video of a man playing fetch with a beluga whale off the coast of Norway.
    — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
  • When beluga were spotted in the distance one morning, a caravan of hunters rushed toward them and set to work.
    — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2019
  • The Russians also use beluga whales and seals, Hutton says.
    — Peter Weber, The Week, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The second whale, a female beluga, arrived by train June 25.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2021
  • The final 21 belugas were released from two ships on Sunday, according to the AFP.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 13 Nov. 2019
  • As the Sounder reported last year, Buckland used to rely on a strong beluga hunt every year.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2018
  • In addition, Shedd visitors can touch the skin of a beluga whale and stingray and assist a trainer for the day and feed animals.
    — Leonor Vivanco, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2017
  • As the world shifts around them, belugas continue to complete their migratory journeys.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2023

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