Examples of copulate in a Sentence
Some animals have complex mating rituals before they copulate.
the time of year when deer in the wild are likely to copulate
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Its first appearance in American print resulted from an 1846 Missouri court case in which a man stood accused of copulating with a horse.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Advertisement All of the male apes at the sanctuary receive vasectomies, but that does not preclude them from copulating.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Paired with the orchid’s unique color and shape, these adaptations lure male wasps from afar and inspire them to try to copulate with the flower, covering the wasps with pollen in the process.
—Liz Lindqwister, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
Now, for the first time ever, citizen scientists have photographed two humpback whales copulating.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Advertisement All of the male apes at the sanctuary receive vasectomies, but that does not preclude them from copulating.
—Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Paired with the orchid’s unique color and shape, these adaptations lure male wasps from afar and inspire them to try to copulate with the flower, covering the wasps with pollen in the process.
—Liz Lindqwister, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2024
Now, for the first time ever, citizen scientists have photographed two humpback whales copulating.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Copulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copulate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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copulate
intransitive verb
cop·u·late
ˈkäp-yə-ˌlāt 
copulated; copulating
1
: to engage in sexual intercourse
2
of gametes
: to fuse permanently compare conjugate sense 1
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