tentacles

Example Sentences

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“These kinds of groups have deep tentacles in Southern California,” said Peter Simi, a professor of sociology at Chapman University and an expert on hate groups in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Instead, it belongs to a group related to modern Nautilus, marine animals that have multiple tentacles and a distinctive external shell.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Atkinson said Kwong "did recall a man coming to her door" but "did not appreciate that this was the tentacles reaching her from Hong Kong".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Google, the core of Alphabet’s business, has its tentacles in various artificial-intelligence applications, and that breadth will be the primary narrative in the megacap internet trade this year, Raymond James argued.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Where are my eight tentacles to pull all three kids close to me and wrap them up so they can cry their eyes out?

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden