flipper
Example Sentences
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This one, a 200-plus-pounder named Meatloaf, similarly suffered a flipper injury.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Before her, there was Porkchop, who was also rescued from the San Gabriel River with similar front flipper injuries.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
She ultimately had to have her flipper amputated, according to Jaros.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Adams said they’re trying to do reconstructive surgery on the nerve-damaged flipper to make it as functional as possible.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
I whiled away many a pleasant hour gnawing at a flipper joint or splitting open bones and licking out their marrow.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
