How to Use monk seal in a Sentence

monk seal

noun
  • On East, a molting monk seal smelled worse than sweaty, pungent gym socks.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • The crew removed line from a monk seal on the expedition’s first day.
    — Caleb Jones, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The crew removed line from a monk seal on the expedition's first day.
    — Caleb Jones, Star Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The first two Hawaiian monk seals pups of 2018 have been born.
    — Fox News, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The mother monk seal checked on her pup by barking as the newborn flapped its flippers.
    — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Lehua's death comes just months after another female monk seal was found dead on an area beach.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • About half can be found in Greek waters, where an island or inlet might be home to just a few monk seals.
    — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Just two species have not—southern resident killer whales, and Hawaiian monk seals.
    — Justin Rohrlich, Quartz, 7 Aug. 2019
  • There are only about 1,600 Hawaiian monk seals in the wild.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • The Hawaiian monk seal is endangered.
    — Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The killing of a monk seal can lead to a civil penalty or criminal conviction.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
  • And in another video from Hawaii this week, a woman was attacked by a monk seal while out swimming.
    — CNN, 30 July 2022
  • The birth of a Hawaiian monk seal was recently captured on camera in Oahu.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Images of a Hawaiian monk seal being born on an Oahu beach have been captured on camera.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022
  • In The Odyssey, Homer described monk seals crowding together like a flock of sheep.
    — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
  • When the water’s calmer, parents and kids can stroll the shoreline and scan the surf for slumbering green sea turtles or Hawaiian monk seals.
    — Matt Villano, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The study found 18% of the posts showed a monk seal responding to some type of disturbance by looking, moving away, or mouthing or barking.
    — USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Wildlife officials in Hawaii say a monk seal has been found dead in Oahu - the second seal death reported on the island in three months.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • The harassment of wildlife like dolphins, turtles and Hawaiian monk seals is a recurring problem.
    — Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Hawaii is blessed with many beautiful creatures, some of which are impossible to spot anywhere else in the world, like the Hawaiian monk seal.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Some historians have postulated that the monster could have been a Mediterranean monk seal.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
  • On the first day of the mission, the expedition rescued a four-year-old female Hawaiian monk seal from a fishing net wrapped around her neck.
    — Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Lytvynchuk is charged with harassing and attempting to harass an endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
    — ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • Lytvynchuk is charged with harassing and attempting to harass an endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
    — CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • In 2016, a man was seen on video appearing to beat a pregnant Hawaiian monk seal in shallow water.
    — CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • In 2016, a man was seen on video appearing to beat a pregnant Hawaiian monk seal in shallow water.
    — CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • In July, one woman was injured while swimming off the shore of Hawaii when a mother monk seal attacked her while defending her pup.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Earlier this month, a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him throwing the rock at a Hawaiian monk seal at a Maui beach.
    — ABC News, 26 May 2026
  • Earlier this month, a witness recorded what prosecutors say was a video of him throwing the rock at a Hawaiian monk seal at a Maui beach.
    — CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Breiner explained his client had been to Hawaii previously and was familiar with sea turtles, but not Hawaiian monk seals.
    — CBS News, 27 May 2026

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