flipper

Example Sentences

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Formally known as CM2502, Porkchop got her nickname when she chowed down shortly after losing her front right flipper, which was severely constricted by fishing line.

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

Ninety-percent of her flipper was necrotic, and veterinary staff promptly removed the dead tissue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Plus, the tail makes a handy beaver-burger flipper.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2025

Her one hand was limp, like a flipper.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson