How to Use tusker in a Sentence

tusker

noun

• On the far bank a bull elephant appeared, a big male tusker, a famous figure in these parts.
  — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
• Sato II is part of a group of esteemed elephants known as the giant tuskers — according to Moller one of Sato's tusks alone weighed 112 pounds.
  — Caroline Alkire, Good Housekeeping, 7 Mar. 2017
• Sato II is part of a group of esteemed elephants known as the giant tuskers — according to Moller one of Sato's tusks alone weighed 112 pounds.
  — Caroline Alkire, Good Housekeeping, 7 Mar. 2017
• According to the group’s estimates, there are only around 50 great tuskers left in whole Africa.
  — Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2018
• Sato II was named after another giant tusker, Sato, who was killed in 2014.
  — Caroline Alkire, Good Housekeeping, 7 Mar. 2017
• One of Kenya's last great tusker elephants was reportedly shot and killed by poachers.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 7 Mar. 2017
• Behind them came colleagues on mighty tusker elephants.
  — The Economist, 20 Dec. 2017
• Satao II was believed to be around fifty years old; he was named after Kenya’s greatest tusker, Satao, who was killed by poachers in 2014.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 May 2017
• The carcass evidence suggests that poachers in Botswana have concentrated on tuskers, the older bulls most likely to have the largest tusks.
  — National Geographic, 13 June 2019
• This year, though, the 55-year-old tusker was also the centre of a major political controversy.
  — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 13 June 2019
• The 55-year-old tusker had pulmonary disease and digestive disorders and was denied a proper diet and veterinary care.
  — National Geographic, 25 May 2016

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