How to Use penguin in a Sentence

penguin

noun
  • The penguins that are in the movie, those are a nod to my mom.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The same goes for penguin, on the other side of the earth.
    Julian Sancton, Time, 12 May 2021
  • In the background, a penguin road, which the birds take round the clock to head to the sea to hunt.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The chick that hatched was cared for by the male penguins and named Tango.
    Lisa Rathke, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • It’s one of the few places people can see the African penguin up close.
    Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021
  • It’s the only species of penguin found north of the equator.
    Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Get to know more on the Arctic habitat of the 'sea bear.' Where do penguins live?
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • This meant there were few things that would mess with a black-bear-size penguin.
    Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The zoo is home to the continent's largest African penguin colony.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 8 Sep. 2024
  • At first, Biddulph didn’t know what to call the penguin—or whether to name him at all.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The call of the jackass penguin might seem like a far cry from human speech.
    Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2020
  • The penguin carried the wedding bands on a ring tied around his neck.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • In the Bellingshausen Sea, the home of the penguin colonies in this study, sea ice didn’t start to re-form until late April 2023.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Around 18 species of penguin can be found in living on Earth.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Each set features molds in the shape of whales, penguins, dolphins, and squid.
    Brittany Natale, Women's Health, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Not the live penguin who gets shipped to the hotel and keeps wandering around.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Most of Pesto’s weight comes from the brown fuzz that keeps penguin chicks warm through winter.
    Reuters, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Since then, the zoo has hatched more than 55 Humboldt penguin chicks.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The team initially weighed the penguin at about 50 pounds, only around half of the weight of a healthy male.
    Peter Guo, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • And so the subtitle of this journal is Fate of the Blenden Hall, written in the blood of a penguin.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Sporting a red cap, this cute penguin will bring cheer to your front yard.
    Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 14 Nov. 2022
  • African penguins spend a lot of time at sea catching fish.
    Philip Lymbery and Leticia Carvalho, TIME, 7 June 2024
  • When the door opened, the penguins all waddled to their outdoor habitat.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Not all penguin species are likely to suffer the same fate.
    Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The penguin will soon be chowing down on whole fish, the aquarium said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Joey told the Wirral Globe that his now-wife was thrilled — and moved to tears — by his charming penguin surprise.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • Some of the penguins went on a field trip to meet other animals at Shedd.
    Ashley Hoffman, Time, 16 Mar. 2020
  • For all who were able to stomach them, penguin and seal steaks reversed the effects of scurvy.
    Julian Sancton, Time, 12 May 2021
  • In the wild, African penguins make nests by burrowing and lining their nest with leaves, sticks and rocks.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The Humbolt penguins are back at the Milwaukee County Zoo.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024

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