porpoise

Example Sentences

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Mr Yang says he once saw a porpoise in distress which had been caught in some netting.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

"We're saving the finless porpoise to save the Yangtze River," says Wang Ding.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

It is the porpoise numbers, however, that tell the most convincing story.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

While they would not have feasted on porpoise, a goose or pig would have been heartily consumed in a time when meat was too expensive for most people to eat regularly.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

He had the glee of the porpoise then, pouring and leaping through strange seas.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White