limpet
Example Sentences
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Norris clung to Verstappen like a limpet and then overtook him with imperious ease before the first pit stops, cruising off into the middle distance thereafter.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
An increased heart rate can mean the limpet is experiencing heat stress, Lima, Seabra, and colleagues noted in a 2016 study.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 1, 2023
The giant owl limpet is one of the species that has persisted, and we want to identify what traits helped them survive after the Blob ended.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2021
Use the colorful Olympic Coast National Marine Life Sanctuary guide if you can’t tell a limpet from a clam.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
Her fevered mind fastened like a limpet onto the notion that Estha was somehow responsible for Sophie Mol’s death.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
