Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The platypus is a semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal that is native to Australia, measures a foot or two, and has webbed feet and a duck-like bill.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

One of the species is aquatic, and has webbed feet.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The latter is about the size of a domestic pigeon, but has webbed feet and a hooked bill, and is the only wild bird having variegated plumage, no two being marked alike.

From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous

Gerald told me that there are various species of opossums, one of which lives in the water and has webbed feet, but they are mostly found on trees.

From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by Kingston, William Henry Giles

No," replied Herbert, "since he has webbed feet, and is almost an amphibious animal.

From The Mysterious Island by Verne, Jules