Example Sentences

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He then proceeded to pitch me an animated children’s show about singing giraffes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Patterns resembling Voronoi diagrams can often be seen in nature, including the markings on giraffes.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

In recent weeks, hundreds of giraffes, zebras, and antelopes have been removed from the Kedong Ranch, on the shores of tourist hotspot Lake Naivasha.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

There are giraffes, elephants and dinosaurs, but none is animatronic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

“Actually I think owls are better than giraffes anyway.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden