How to Use humpback whale in a Sentence

humpback whale

noun
Definition of humpback whalenext
  • The rescuers had managed to cut away the ropes and free the humpback whale.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • That’s akin to an eight-pound baby swelling to the size of a 40-ton humpback whale.
    — Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post, 3 July 2019
  • The sheer lack of precedent for what a humpback whale birth looks like.
    — National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Soak up the story of Tofu, a humpback whale who lived in the Gulf of Maine.
    — Nicole Defeudis, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • On the horizon, seals peeked out of the water, and a humpback whale swam by with her calf.
    — Susan Shain, The Atlantic, 5 June 2019
  • Out on the briny green, salmon and striped bass are jumping in the boat, and the humpback whales are just plain jumping.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 8 July 2018
  • At the time of its death, the female humpback whale was by all accounts healthy.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Watlington thought the sounds were from humpback whales.
    — Camille Bromley, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
  • To feed, these humpback whales open their mouths wide and take in large amounts of water.
    — Sophie Sherry and Justin Lear, CNN, 30 July 2019
  • The book opens in Antarctica with the tagging of a humpback whale.
    — Karin Altenberg, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2018
  • Last week, Packard ended up inside the mouth of a humpback whale.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2021
  • It is believed to be one of the offspring of a tagged humpback whale named Venom.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Of the seven humpback whale cases since 2003, five were in the last seven years.
    — oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2021
  • This brought an influx of big stripers inshore, along with the humpback whale.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2024
  • Grown humpback whales can weigh 40 tons and are often more than 40 feet long.
    — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
  • Another humpback whale washed ashore in Fort Bragg, the third dead whale in three months.
    — Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Whalen made the first humpback whale sighting, as good fortune would have it.
    — Jennifer Billock, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2023
  • For much of this time, most cetaceans were little bigger than a humpback whale.
    — Devon Bidal, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The island is teeming with wildlife; this is a place where black bears roam the forests and humpback whales can be spotted along the coast.
    — Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 28 May 2024
  • The goal: To bring back extinct species at some point in the future, be they elephants, wolves or humpback whales.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The humpback whale is federally protected and one of the largest of the baleen whales.
    — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 30 June 2020
  • Last week, a boater had a close encounter with a humpback whale who jumped out of the water near Gloucester.
    — Abbi Matheson, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2019
  • From watching the video, Corkeron was able to identify the whale as a humpback whale who looked to be feeding.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2021
  • The team writes for the that many of these cues are vocal, like the chipper whistles of dolphins or the haunting songs of humpback whales.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Once the harpooner had delivered the killing blow to a humpback whale, the crew had to complete their end of the bargain.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
  • That’s less than one-quarter of the size of a full-grown megalodon, which could grow up to 15 meters, roughly the length of a humpback whale.
    — Lucy Hicks, Science | AAAS, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The humpback whale's age, gender or cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The incredible video as shot from a tour ship after the three humpback whales spent some time near the boat, lolling around.
    — Fox News, 18 Sep. 2018
  • There passengers will marvel at the blue-white expanse of glaciers, enjoy the antics of breaching humpback whales, and experience the grandeur of Glacier Bay National Park.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
  • One highlight is the virtual reality platform that allows visitors to experience the sensation of flying freely through various landscapes, like swimming deep in the ocean with humpback whales, or visiting with mermaids.
    — Zayda Rivera, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024

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