Whales

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noun

Bay of, an inlet of the Ross Sea, in Antarctica: location of Little America.

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Words nearby Whales

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How to use Whales in a sentence

All the shirtless photos hunting tigers and harpooning whales are love letters to the endless queues of fatherless girls.
Russia’s Gold Digger Academy|Peter Pomerantsev|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to the activists, at least one of the whales is female and goes by the name “Narnia.”
Activists: Moscow Sea Park Is ‘Torturing’ Its Orca Whales|Anna Nemtsova|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The differences between paramecium, redwoods, and blue whales are easy to spot.
Your Probiotic Is Probably B.S.|Carrie Arnold|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, some assert that killing whales is necessary to prevent world starvation.
Welcome to Japan’s Whale Week, Featuring Curried Whale Meat And Exploding Harpoons|Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And this in turn affects the fish, whales, dolphins, turtles, dugongs and seabirds that live within the Reef.
Australia Wants to Open the Great Barrier Reef to Dumping|Kirsten Alexander|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are great and wonderful works: a variety of beasts, and of all living things, and the monstrous creatures of whales.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
During these fourteen days we saw very few whales or albatrosses, and not one iceberg.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The whales of the North-west Coast appeared to be of the same species, but of a darker colour.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
There are flocks of very small birds about the ship, and we have seen a great many whales.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Baxter—so soon as it is ready—will let you see a proof of my introduction, which is only sent out as a sprat to catch whales.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson