sperm

Example Sentences

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Like Herman Melville’s Pequod, the Mentor sought the sperm whale and its barrels of valuable oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

And this week, he spoke about another issue vexing him: men’s sperm count.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Most of the studies on sperm count are meta-analyses, which are studies of studies.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Florida law also allows non-biological fathers and mothers to establish their parentage via contractual consent when they conceive using donated sperm, eggs, or embryos.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Because sperm cells are basically devoid of mitochondria, almost all of an embryo’s mitochondria come from the egg.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann