sea serpent

Example Sentences

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“It definitely looks fanciful; it evokes the sea serpent mythology.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

Near the coast of Norway, Magnus depicts a bright-red sea serpent attacking a ship that tilts as though it’s being taken under.

From National Geographic • Dec. 28, 2023

In 1842, a vast, nearly intact skeleton was unearthed on a plantation in Alabama; it was soon identified as a member of Basilosaurus, a recently named genus of prehistoric sea serpent.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2023

This is balanced with all of the aforementioned struggles like finding a mythical sea serpent or perfecting a radical kind of surgery.

From The Verge • May 12, 2022

At the end of my dad’s line, a huge green sea serpent erupted from the water.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan