How to Use dolphin in a Sentence

dolphin

noun
  • Where would the whales and dolphins go?
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Dead seals and dolphins washed ashore.
    — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The dolphins then swim over to the stunned fish for an easy bite.
    — Douglas Main, National Geographic, 6 Nov. 2019
  • These are good days for Dolphins fans.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The Dolphins want to get much younger.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Clooney, in one scene, even gets bit by a dolphin while weary of sharks.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022
  • The new Dolphins regime may not bring him back, though.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Dolphins trade up, get pick from 49ers.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Coe is a big fan of whale watches and swims with wild dolphins.
    — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
  • Snorkel the lagoon and keep an eye out for dolphins in the surf.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Those dolphins were packed so tightly, they were not spread out.
    — Fox News, 19 May 2020
  • But the dolphin was able to make it over the sandbar and swam back out.
    — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Humpbacks, killer whales and dolphins are this week’s stars of the show.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 12 June 2019
  • Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley knows it.
    — Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
  • Dolphins always play in our wake.
    — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Her dark green silks bear the images of two jumping dolphins.
    — Sun Staff Reports, baltimoresun.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • We're told to watch the water closely for pink dolphins.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Cowboys pick; Dolphins trade down one spot.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Great whites visit from time to time, as do all manner of whales and dolphins.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 6 June 2019
  • The people who don’t are Dolphins fans.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The waves were perfect and there were so many dolphins playing in the waves with us.
    — R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Keep an eye out for ospreys, egrets, blue herons, and dolphins, which all call the area home.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
  • Did Zion Young talk with the Dolphins?
    — Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
  • More than half of the dolphins in the database have been recorded more than once.
    — Laela Sayigh, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Tourist spots around the globe offer people a chance to swim with whales and dolphins.
    — Virginia Morell, Science | AAAS, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Then the Dolphins cut Tyreek Hill.
    — Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
  • The Dolphins have five picks in the first three rounds of this April’s draft.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Will Dolphins have a shot at both Mauigoa and Bain?
    — Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The pod of dolphins swam along the edges of the boat for more than 30 minutes.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Do the Dolphins keep Ben Sims as a fourth tight end?
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

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