How to Use hippo in a Sentence

hippo

noun

• Less than 2,500 pygmy hippos live in Africa, the zoo said.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 16 May 2020
• The Cincinnati Zoo said Bibi the hippo gave birth to a healthy calf around 10 p.m.
  — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022
• Amahle is the ninth hippo calf born at the zoo and the 13th to her mother, Funani.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2020
• Was there any doubt that Fiona the hippo is a Bengals fan?
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2022
• But what about the cute little faience hippo in the same vitrine?
  — New York Times, 6 Jan. 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
• 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
• Taweret has the head of a hippo, and the body parts of a feline and crocodile.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 4 May 2022
• Maybe even Fiona the hippo or the city's prominent arts scene.
  — Sarah Michels, The Enquirer, 29 June 2021
• 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
• The weeks of waiting are over: The Dallas Zoo's baby hippo has a name.
  — Dallas News, 7 June 2019
• On Christmas Eve, the Virginia Zoo announced the birth of a rare pygmy hippo.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2022
• Then the hippo turns, crushes you and doesn’t even notice.
  — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2021
• Bibi the hippo gave birth to a healthy, full-term calf on Aug. 4, her second calf and the first sibling for the world-famous Fiona.
  — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2022
• 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
• The prize package includes a behind-the-scenes tour of Hippo Cove to meet all four hippos, a $1,000 Visa gift card and more.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2023
• The zoo plans to bring in another male hippo later this year.
  — Dallas News, 7 June 2019
• Police said a bystander watched the attack take place and threw stones at the hippo in an attempt to stop the attack.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• Across the way are three ostriches, and across the other way are a tutu-wearing hippo and a gator.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2021
• But why has the Dublin mixed-media artist painted a pygmy hippo on the instrument?
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Police said this was the first incident where a hippo strayed out of the Lake Edward and attacked a young child.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• The outer part of the dentures is made of ivory, possibly from a hippo or walrus, and would have been carved by hand.
  — Fox News, 12 Nov. 2019
• Baby hippo Fritz is weighing in over 100 pounds and has at least 6 teeth coming in!
  — Tre'vaughn Howard, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2022
• Consider, for instance, a friend of mine who bought a butter dish in the shape of a bashful hippo.
  — Tessa Bahoosh, USA TODAY, 19 June 2020
• One video of a hippo crushing a pumpkin racked up 2.7 million likes.
  — Angela Yang, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2023
• The Cincinnati Zoo used Fiona's upcoming sibling status to tease that a new hippo is on the way.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 11 Apr. 2022
• Now, a non-Irish kid might simply shorten up the chain so the giant wolf puppy — big as a hippo — couldn't reach all the way into the street.
  — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 25 May 2018
• But one topic is always on Cincinnati's mind: Fiona the hippo.
  — The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
• Per Ars Technica, the ax was likely made by cleaving off a piece of the hippo’s femur.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024