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.

Other North Atlantic cetaceans, including harbor porpoises and bottlenose dolphins, may be facing similar pressures.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

Roughly 6 million common dolphins inhabit tropical and temperate waters worldwide, making them the most numerous members of the cetacean family, which includes whales and porpoises.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

Harbour porpoises accounted for more than half all the strandings - 2,676 - followed by pelagic dolphins with 1,217 incidents.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Within the wider marine environment at this time of year there are breeding seals and harbour porpoises.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

Beached whales, porpoises caught in fishing nets, mermaids with hangnails— they’d call me to come underwater and help.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan