tentacles
Example Sentences
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Jellyfish tentacles are lined with thousands of venom-filled stinging cells.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Phishing scams are like an octopus: They have many sticky tentacles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The imagery in “Minions & Monsters” can be ingenious, like the galumphing tentacles on an oversize squid or the close-up shot that goes inside a director’s megaphone to see his tongue waggling at the screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
I watched Les Bleus in person the other day, and their front line is an octopus-like marvel, expanding its tentacles, then striking with violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Her straight black hair spreads around her body like tentacles.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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