flipper

Example Sentences

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Porkchop, a turtle rescued from the river last year, lost a flipper after a fishing line severely constricted the limb.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“The entangled line severely damaged a front flipper, cutting off blood supply,” Dr. Lance Adams, the aquarium’s director of veterinary services, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Under a blazing sun, the green sea turtle thwapped the surface of the San Gabriel River with her sole front flipper as aquarium staffers gripped her shell.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

"I picked it up and thought I saw a movement in one flipper, so I carried it back to the campsite".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

When it turned I reached for its hind flipper, but as soon as I touched it I recoiled in horror.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel