flipper

Example Sentences

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She ultimately had to have her flipper amputated, according to Jaros.

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

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

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2025

Then someone had the bright idea of creating a whole-lower-body flipper that I’d pull up over my legs and wear like shorts.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge