How to Use finned in a Sentence

finned

adjective

• That something might be squid, shrimp, or many of the finned fishes, like cod, salmon, or seabass.
  — Ned Baldwin, Bon Appétit, 18 June 2021
• Show your sensitive side and squee over some new fuzzy or finned friends.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
• Prepare to smile a lot, just as widely as those friendly finned fish.
  — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
• The resulting, finned fish were hybrids, and fertile ones, at that.
  — Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2012
• As a sign of the care given to the finned attractions, the trough was filled Wednesday morning with a special load of spring water.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2022
• The outside of the tower will be clad in a unique finned wall system that the developer says is a first for Dallas.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 13 Oct. 2020
• On our drive, the coolers were twiddling their ceramic-finned thumbs.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 14 July 2022
• Unlike other options on this list, the pool cleaner is driven by a finned disc, which gives it a better chance at climbing up and cleaning the walls.
  — Veronica Graham, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2022
• With the help of renowned zoologist Jonathan Baillie, Flach traversed the globe to find his furry, feathered, and finned subjects and record their modern challenges.
  — Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2023
• In another nod to the original, hydraulic finned drum brakes have been chosen in preference to discs in order to preserve the vintage look.
  — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2023
• The hourlong episode depicts landscapes that are breathtaking; characters that are hairy, finned and feathered; struggles that are fierce.
  — John Anderson, wsj.com, 9 May 2023
• Among some of the extinct species Schlossman photographed, only one specimen was left -- as with a small Mexican ray-finned fish, whose inclusion reflected the book's more harrowing message.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022
• Other finned resident bigwigs include bluegills, crappies, largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike, muskies, steelhead, lake trout and various sizes and colorations of stream trout, including brook, brown and rainbow.
  — Dennis Anderson, Star Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024