How to Use great white shark in a Sentence

great white shark

noun
  • Another was attacked by a great white shark in deep water.
    Kimon De Greef, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2018
  • This great white shark circled Chip Michalove's boat for about 45 mins.
    Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 23 Jan. 2018
  • An ocean section features big hungry fish including a great white shark.
    Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
  • But not all of us can dive 25 feet under the ocean surface, or swim alongside a great white shark like Werner once did.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2018
  • But like the fictitious star of the beach-clearing blockblusters, George the great white shark also lurks close to land.
    Brett Clarkson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Australian waters also have the three shark species that account for the majority of fatal shark attacks: tiger sharks, bull sharks, and great white sharks.
    Jeremy Hsu, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Australia may be one of the few countries where scientific reports about great white sharks can regularly trigger fierce political debates.
    Jeremy Hsu, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Anderson’s team suspects the great white shark is the most likely culprit, given that shortfin makos make rapid dives between the ocean surface and its depths during the day, which the pop-off tag didn’t register.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Related stories from Miami Herald A great white shark has been spotted in the Everglades.
    Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Even the great white shark, made infamous by Hollywood films such as Jaws, has gone from being a top predator of the ocean to a vulnerable target of trophy-seeking fishing boats.
    Jeremy Hsu, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Which means for now, the great white shark rules the 'Ring.
    Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Excuse the mixed metaphor, but the Viper feels like a great white shark on the road.
    WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022
  • That’s nearly three times the length of a great white shark.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Yes, that is a great white shark popping out of the ocean.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2022
  • And one pro surfer's very close call with a great white shark.
    NBC News, 8 Oct. 2020
  • That's about two to three times the size of today's great white shark.
    Maddie Burakoff, ajc, 17 Aug. 2022
  • But what of the great white sharks’ new home farther east?
    David Shiffman, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But, the great white shark can't be ruled out as a suspect.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022
  • In the span of one week at the end of June, researchers spotted 12 great white sharks near the bay.
    Scottie Andrew and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 21 July 2019
  • The Gulf of Mexico is now home to a new great white shark.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Just feet away from the camera is a great white shark about to breach the surface.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2020
  • In the past week, at least 12 great white sharks were spotted in Cape Cod Bay.
    CBS News, 3 July 2019
  • Besides, who wouldn’t want to watch a great white shark’s home movies?
    Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2022
  • The group spotted a great white shark swimming close to their boat.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Ocean images may be first of newborn great white shark in the wild.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • There's a great white shark making his rounds along the Atlantic seaboard.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 May 2022
  • Compared to the megalodon, the model of the modern-day great white shark seems puny.
    Susan Dunne, courant.com, 3 July 2019
  • The Times reported that is was believed to be a large great white shark.
    Fox News, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The most likely candidate is a larger shark, probably a great white shark or shortfin mako.
    Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
  • As a result, the modern great white shark has traditionally been used as a model for the body form of the Megalodon in previous studies.
    Rick Sobey, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2024

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