- plural of tentacle.
tentacles
Example Sentences
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Its tentacles reached into the heart of the Albanian government, with top officials including an environment minister jailed for graft.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Phishing scams are like an octopus: They have many sticky tentacles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Iran and the militias have tentacles throughout the economy,” said Victoria Taylor, who oversaw Iraq policy at the Biden administration State Department and is now at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
In order to "find the tentacles of organised crime, the entire chain of demand and supply needs to be tracked", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
When jellyfish tentacles brush a surface, even faintly, they spring into action.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
