How to Use hippo in a Sentence

hippo

noun
  • The calf, the only pygmy hippo at the zoo, will have his name go to a vote.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The hippo was missing one leg, lying on its side and caked in mud.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2018
  • But what about the cute little faience hippo in the same vitrine?
    — New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Last year, a car struck and killed a hippo crossing a highway.
    — Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
  • Soon, this beloved hippo will hold a big place on a Cincinnati wall.
    — Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The zoo set out two boxes, one for each team, for the 1-year-old hippo.
    — Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 4 Feb. 2018
  • And the future doesn't look bright for the 36-year old hippo.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • From the right comes the snort of hippos, whose tiny eyes glint yellow in the beam of our flashlights.
    — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Maybe even Fiona the hippo or the city's prominent arts scene.
    — Sarah Michels, The Enquirer, 29 June 2021
  • An adult pygmy hippo can live up to 50 years and reach half the height of a full-size hippo.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
  • As Choi details above, the famed baby hippo sort of co-stars.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The hippo poo is is just a chocolate fudge caramel brownie with peanut butter and rolled oats.
    — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 26 June 2015
  • There’s a hippo on the subway and a chic ostrich crossing the road in a beret and tall boots.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2017
  • Taweret has the head of a hippo, and the body parts of a feline and crocodile.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 4 May 2022
  • The hippo then roared out of the water and killed Lisa Manders.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The representatives walked away and left the group alone with the hippo.
    — Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The depth of the testes' hiding places varied by as much as 16 inches from one hippo to the next.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2013
  • Amahle is the ninth hippo calf born at the zoo and the 13th to her mother, Funani.
    — USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Ever wanted to display your love for Fiona the hippo in your garden for the world to see?
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 26 June 2021
  • The hippo joins a slew of historic Reds bobbleheads for sale on Ebay.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 June 2018
  • What looks like slowness on land becomes strength in the water, where the hippo’s true speed and power surface.
    — Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Fritz is Bibi the hippo’s second calf and the younger brother to the world-famous Fiona.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Fritz is Bibi the hippo's second calf and the younger brother to the world-famous Fiona.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The options include a panda, tiger, hippo, or (my favorite) a tiny little sloth.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
  • And who wouldn’t want to see their baby’s name stitched on a blanket with an adorable giraffe, lion, hippo, or unicorn?
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
  • When the hippo started moving , the heron looked a bit irritated.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The hippo took a tight grip of Yaldor’s leg and thrashed her around in the water for about 45 seconds.
    — Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Yet their answers - the camel, hippo, phoenix, and lion - were anything but whimsical.
    — Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • When untold numbers of people see themselves in a screaming baby pygmy hippo, what does that tell us about where things are at?
    — Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Her plush hippo, which comforted her in the hospital after her accident, will join her in space.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025

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