tentacles

Example Sentences

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“These kinds of groups have deep tentacles in Southern California,” said Peter Simi, a professor of sociology at Chapman University and an expert on hate groups in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"With their tentacles and their suckers they could perfectly hold on to such an animal and there is no escape," said Christian Klug, a palaeontologist at the University of Zurich, who reviewed the research.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Many of the fossils display unusual combinations of features, such as tentacles, stalks, attachment discs, and feeding structures that could be turned inside out.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Google, the core of Alphabet’s business, has its tentacles in various artificial-intelligence applications, and that breadth will be the primary narrative in the megacap internet trade this year, Raymond James argued.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

His thick tresses floated loosely around his head like the black tentacles of a sea monster.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall