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
"They are not actively stinging, it is just when anything touches their tentacles as they are moving through the water, regardless of what it is."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Phishing scams are like an octopus: They have many sticky tentacles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The chilling effect could not only be on films critical of AI, they could be on films critical of all kinds of things that these companies have their tentacles in,” Thompson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The jellyfish was hovering above him, the tentacles reaching out as if to grab hold of him and stop him.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
