Example Sentences

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And the whiskers are playing an outsize role in an election where cost-of-living, homelessness and public safety weigh heavily on Californians.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

To an elephant's whiskers, it's more like hitting specific notes.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Fifteen minutes after Celtic issued the news of Brendan Rodgers' shock resignation via a perfunctory five-paragraph, 134-word statement, the howitzer landed, courtesy of Dermot Desmond, with whiskers twitching in apparent fury.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Rodgers comment by Rodgers comment, those Desmond whiskers would have to started to dance.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

The men in the Cinta Larga tribe didn’t have whiskers; their faces were naturally bare and hairless.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple