How to Use guppy in a Sentence

guppy

noun
  • But with Freeze, the Rebels would have stood more of a chance than a guppy against a shark.
    — Andrew Astleford, ajc, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Girls whiptail from three corners like guppies fighting for the last crumb at the top of a fish tank.
    — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The guppies swim alongside the whales in men’s college soccer.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Tupac was a guppy that got swallowed up by some ferocious sharks.
    — Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023
  • It’s called Sea Wolf and looks like a bloated metallic guppy.
    — Brian Barrett, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2016
  • But enough poking around there suggests that male guppies can indeed get bitey when crowded.
    — John Hodgman, New York Times, 17 May 2024
  • If a guppy asks a question, the Little Fish pipe in with the right response.
    — Amanda Rock, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • This behavior occurs across a range of animals, from guppies to gazelles.
    — Athena Aktipis, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2023
  • This behavior occurs across a range of animals, from guppies to gazelles.
    — Athena Aktipis, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The Newington Sphinx Shriners darted about in their miniature cars and red fezzes like guppies in a pond.
    — Matthew Ormseth, courant.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • The guppies regularly win, too.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
  • As a kid, Roland Radinski made money by breeding and selling fancy guppies.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2019
  • Because of the bay’s world-class beauty as a tourist destination, some who don’t know a halibut from a guppy will often come aboard for the boat ride and a chance to catch a fish.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 June 2021
  • Decades ago, researchers seeded the headwaters of two streams in the mountainous country with guppies taken from a distant habitat.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 16 July 2019
  • The study’s most disturbing finding was that even when exposed to low levels over a long period of time, fluoxetine and its metabolites harms male guppies.
    — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Their ability to discriminate numbers is on par with African grey parrots, dolphins and guppies, among others, Howard wrote.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Researchers have always wondered whether the females had a way to get rid of some of this sperm after mating, similar to methods used by species including scorpionflies and guppies.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 23 Aug. 2017
  • The hatchlings are currently enjoying a private habitat and eating guppies and minnows, Foster said.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Free of charge, mosquito control workers provide guppies that are placed in small ponds, rain barrels or other contained bodies of water on people's properties.
    — Casey Smith, Indianapolis Star, 22 July 2019
  • In a classic experiment, guppies, following their neighbors, ended up schooling behind a robotic fish that guided them toward food.
    — R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And of course, the Judases formerly known as the San Diego Chargers, were guppies, or anchovies, or sardines.
    — Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Sep. 2017
  • In November, Xerox made a guppy-devours-the-whale bid to buy HP, an offer now set at $35 billion.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2020
  • In recent years, researchers have created machines imitating the look and movement of bats, coyotes, falcons, rats, guppies, bees, and even cockroaches.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The Jazz, inside of a few possessions, finishing up the third quarter straight ahead into and through the fourth, transformed from a guppy into a Great White.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021
  • The rebranding comes three years after Daddies bought the remnants of the larger company from Foot Locker -- a deal that has been likened to a guppy swallowing a whale.
    — Allan Brettman, OregonLive.com, 29 July 2017
  • According to the report, NASA also infused moon dust into water for aquatic species like brown and pink shrimp, oysters, as well as guppies and minnows.
    — Matt McNulty, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2019
  • PetSmart stores offer a wide selection of fish, including popular pets like guppies, bettas, and goldfish, as well as all the necessary aquarium supplies, food, and filters.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Many variants of the body exist, the most flamboyant is the 202 MM, designed for the 1947 racing season and distinguished by two tail fins worthy of the fanciest guppy.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Because these consumers -- who can individually bet between $1 million and $20 million over the course of a weekend, according to industry estimates -- often have more impact on the bottom line than a floor full of slot machine-playing guppies.
    — Thomas Hesse, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2019
  • This study provides critical insights into how chronic exposure to common pharmaceutical pollutants and their metabolites can fundamentally alter important traits that fish — not just guppies — rely upon for survival and reproduction.
    — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

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