DORSAL in a Sentence
Learn DORSAL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
Example sentences for DORSAL, such as:
1. The dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals.
2. He has a peculiar way of showing his dorsal hooked fin in swimming, which looks something like a Roman nose.
2. He has a peculiar way of showing his dorsal hooked fin in swimming, which looks something like a Roman nose.
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Meanings and Examples of DORSAL
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dorsal
a. belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part
a. facing away from the axis of an organ or organism
Classic Sentence:
1 And then, every morning, he sets himself afresh to the task of earning his bread; and while his hands earn his bread, his dorsal column gains pride, his brain gathers ideas.
2 The stranger inserted his two hands in both his fobs, drew himself up without straightening his dorsal column, but scrutinizing Marius in his turn, with the green gaze of his spectacles.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IV—A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITEN...
Context Highlight In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IV—A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITEN...
3 He has a peculiar way of showing his dorsal hooked fin in swimming, which looks something like a Roman nose.
Example Sentence:
1 The dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals.