Example Sentences

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I’ve tracked forest elephants in Gabon, been swimming with giant mantas in the Maldives and walked through extraordinary landscapes high in the Andes.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2019

Coral and colorful, small fish are almost always around, but mantas, hammerhead sharks and turtles are in shorter supply.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2016

The protections require certificates proving that the mantas have been caught and imported legally.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2016

There were mantas twice your size on the Ras.”

From The New Yorker • Jul. 26, 2010

The women who were already in mourning for my uncle Lucas took this opportunity to place their mantas over their faces and to scurry to their homes before the hellish storm raised its head again.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya