How to Use kraken in a Sentence

kraken

noun
Definition of krakennext
  • The kraken has taken on many shapes in the minds of mariners and in the renderings of artists.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2020
  • And as pseudonyms go, he’s got a lot more where the kraken came from.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Some stayed just a fraction of an inch wide, while other kraken-like giants grew to more than eight feet across.
    — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 13 May 2019
  • The kraken’s more ancient origins are in Nordic folklore.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2020
  • For those without social media feeds, García unleashed a kraken of a throw from right field, clocked at 95.5 mph, that reached home plate on the fly.
    — Dallas News, 24 Sep. 2021
  • In one, the tentacles of a kraken envelop a Viking longship.
    — Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
  • Sue Doster, 53, struggled to hold up her top hat, a foam sailboat being sunk by the red tentacles of a kraken sea monster.
    — Luis FerrÉ-SadurnÍ, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Brian Switek dissects the claims about a Triassic kraken.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2011
  • The story will include the Calico Jade pirate character plus monkeys, flamingos and a kraken, Legoland says.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2022
  • Similar sightings of giant oarfish, giant squid and other undersea giants led early sailors to weave tales about sea serpents, the kraken and other beasts.
    — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Linnaeus classified the kraken as a cephalopod, the group that includes octopuses, squid and cuttlefish.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2020
  • Adventurous sailors once staved off scurvy by eating penguins, but the house specialty on this ship is kraken, the mythological giant octopus.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2018
  • The kraken of Nordic legends was likely based on actual sightings of giant squid and octopuses, but folklore embellished it into a monstrosity capable of creating massive whirlpools and swallowing up even the largest ships.
    — Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2020

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