How to Use dolphin in a Sentence

dolphin

noun
Definition of dolphinnext
  • Snorkel the lagoon and keep an eye out for dolphins in the surf.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Cameron Parish, where Gustin saw the dolphin, borders the Gulf.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 19 July 2023
  • For instance, the man who falls in lust with a dolphin.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The teams found two dolphins stranded in the shallow part of the river.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Clooney, in one scene, even gets bit by a dolphin while weary of sharks.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022
  • The oceanic dolphin species can grow to around 20 feet.
    — Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The waves were perfect and there were so many dolphins playing in the waves with us.
    — R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The ichthyosaur is of the genus Guizhouichthyosaurus and would have looked something like a large dolphin with long slender jaws.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The video depicts a Mosasaurus – a large mosasaur that is thought to be related to whales and dolphins.
    — Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Play after play, the claw grabs the dolphin, lifts it up, but never makes it to the winning swing door.
    — Hannah Drown, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • In the end, the world is saved by a cybernetic dolphin named Jones.
    — Jason Kehe, Wired, 11 Jan. 2021
  • The dream Soto had for Bailey lives on in the SeaWorld dolphin pool.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2021
  • The women glide like dolphins and fight like grizzlies.
    — Dan Zak, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • Watch the video to see how Officer Silva helped free the dolphin.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Why aren’t there freshwater seals or dolphins in the Great Lakes?
    — Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But, not before the pros equipped them with a few signature stripper moves: i.e. the body roll, the dolphin dive, the grip and rip.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2024
  • The rooms have bunk beds for the kids and are decorated with pictures of dolphins.
    — Claire Trageser, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2023
  • Once the storm surge began to recede, the dolphin became stuck in the pond, Solangi said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Say hello to the Channel Islands in the distance and keep an eye out for dolphins and whales.
    — Lilly Graves, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Could the Argentine tourists not sense the dolphin going limp in their arms?
    — Amia Srinivasan, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Then in 2018, two bright pink dolphins were filmed swimming alongside a ship in the channel.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2023
  • The room where the women changed clothes was described as a utility room near the dolphin tank.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Hopefully, whales and dolphins don't get caught in the crossfire.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • As if Connecticut were kin to the dolphin-thronged coast of New Zealand.
    — Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 14 June 2021
  • At a mere $12, these Wild Fable high-rise dolphin sweat shorts are a steal with a 4.5-star rating.
    — Daria Smith, Southern Living, 3 June 2021
  • The creature had a long, dolphin-like snout and conical teeth.
    — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2022
  • After killing the whale that cost him his leg, Captain Ahab pursues the dolphin that once splashed him at Sea World.
    — Washington Post, 30 July 2020
  • But Russia’s war has been cruel to the native dolphins.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The waters around Dubai host an astonishing array of marine life including coral reefs, diverse fish species as well as turtles and dolphins.
    — Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Until then, please enjoy the adorable underwater dolphin speak.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024

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