tusk

Example Sentences

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The boar’s tusks were as long as baseball bats and its fur an iridescent blue-black.

From Literature

In occasionally indelicate detail, “Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants” studies the reproductive lives of Kenya’s rare “tuskers”—animals whose tusks weigh more than 100 pounds apiece, making them especially attractive to poachers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Famed for his long tusks, Craig the elephant was a major attraction at the park near the Tanzanian border.

From BBC

The prehistoric species also had a straighter snout and smaller tusks.

From Science Daily

Its huge head holds a celebratory harness, and its curved tusks are painted with colorful designs.

From Literature