How to Use walrus in a Sentence

walrus

noun

• Pakak is the younger and more playful of the two walruses.
  — Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2019
• Something that’s cheap and pink and shaped like a walrus?
  — Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2022
• The walrus was still on the barge the next morning and the barge crew summoned wildlife experts.
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2017
• The life-sized bronze statue shows Freya the walrus curled up on her side close to the water’s edge.
  — Sophie Tanno, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023
• The walrus in Wales took about two days to relax, and then returned to sea on March 22.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2021
• In the scheme of things the walrus was in her right environment….
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022
• On the overnight shift, Diana Hawke snuggles up to the baby when the walrus tires out.
  — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Jan. 2019
• As the ships passed through the strait, the whalers began killing every walrus within reach.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2023
• Aku the walrus’s trip to Orlando began on the deck of a barge off the coast of Nome, Alaska, in June.
  — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Dec. 2017
• The rope, which Kristen had tied off to a broomstick willow, tightened and held the jerk of the boat, heavy as a walrus.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2021
• In Bethel and the nearby villages, life revolved around the season: walrus and wild greens, salmon and seal, all kinds of birds and berries.
  — Lisa Demer, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2018
• And meet Freya, the 1,300 pound walrus taking dips and sinking ships off the coast of Europe this summer.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
• In this game, the walruses made use of bird carcasses that had either been dropped by birds of prey or washed in with the tide.
  — Andrey Giljov, National Geographic, 29 Dec. 2016
• The 2011 Sienna has a bunch of play in the steering and handles like a walrus on a wave slide, bouncing from one edge of the road to the other.
  — Scott Sturgis, Philly.com, 17 May 2018
• Fully grown, a male Pacific walrus is up to 12 feet long and can weigh as much as 2 tons.
  — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
• Fame may be putting Norway's celebrity walrus at risk of death.
  — Caroline Radnofsky, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2022
• Think of walruses and sea lions, which are much bigger than their cousins: cats, wolves and dogs.
  — Pedro L. Godoy, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2019
• In other sculptures, bears and a walrus try their hand at drum dancing as well.
  — Peter Saenger, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
• The outer part of the dentures is made of ivory, possibly from a hippo or walrus, and would have been carved by hand.
  — Fox News, 12 Nov. 2019
• But their walrus expert was out of the office and not answering his cell phone.
  — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
• Polar bears feed on seals, walruses, and whales and consume hundreds of pounds of meat in one meal.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 11 Dec. 2017
• Next came hunting and trapping of seal, walrus, and arctic fox.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• Haithabu was a key stop on a lively sea trade route that brought tasty treats and trinkets like walrus tusks from distant lands.
  — Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2017
• Derek would help push boats across the ice as his father searched for patches of open water to hunt walrus and bearded seal.
  — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 15 Sep. 2019
• Some in parkas are communing with a walrus, some are chewing bubble gum.
  — New York Times, 1 June 2022
• Freya the walrus climbs into a boat in Frognerkilen Bay in Norway last week.
  — Caroline Radnofsky, NBC News, 28 July 2022
• The walrus forgets about her bottle, her zookeeper, the strangers watching her.
  — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Jan. 2019
• Sea ice in the Arctic affects wildlife such as polar bears, seals and walruses.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2018
• The walrus tusk ivory sculpture depicts Jesus Christ’s body being lifted from the cross by Joseph of Arimathea.
  — Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024
• The care regimen is intense; walrus calves are highly social and seek comfort from their mothers.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 25 July 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024