whiskers

Example Sentences

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There's also a wealth of technological possibilities elephant whiskers could inspire, not least when it comes to robotics, Schulz said.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

I refuse to bury the Chiefs, because they have torched me so many times—presuming their inevitable demise, only to see clever coach Andy Reid pull off another victory by the walrus whiskers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Fifteen minutes after Celtic issued the news of Brendan Rodgers' shock resignation via a perfunctory five-paragraph, 134-word statement, the howitzer landed, courtesy of Dermot Desmond, with whiskers twitching in apparent fury.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

“That’s how they greet,” Ebsen told me a few weeks before, “their whiskers send signals straight up to their brain which tells them all about your smell, your hormones, everything.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

When she had licked the last bloodred morsels of borscht from her whiskers, the wolf swept her shining eyes ’round the room.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood