Example Sentences
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Crew members plowed through ice, buzzed vessels attempting to dump nuclear waste, dodged harpoons, and spent almost a week in a Siberian prison.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
Proposed approaches include snatching debris with a robotic arm, scooping it up with giant nets, attracting it with magnets and spearing it with harpoons.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025
Gray whales, once known as “Devil Fish” for their aggressive response to whalers’ harpoons, migrate annually from the cold Alaskan waters of the Pacific down to the lagoons off the coast of Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
“It’s like harpoons to their heart every time.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
At dawn, when the sparkling black whale dove back into the sea, the whaleman released his harpoons.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
