Example Sentences

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She just had some questions how to treat ich, an illness that had wiped out her mollies.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Small freshwater fish called sulfur mollies synchronously splash their tails to create waves, and scientists have now demonstrated that this strategy can deter hungry birds.

From Scientific American • Mar. 6, 2022

To gauge the impact of fish waves on the kiskadees, the researchers launched pebbles with slingshots to trigger the mollies.

From Scientific American • Dec. 22, 2021

Kingfishers, for instance, cannonball into the water and provoke the mollies into flashing nearly every time.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021

“I turn my back for five minutes and everybody lets my black mollies die off. I should’ve taken them to college with me. I knew that.”

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger