beached whale
Frequency: 6.50.4 per million words
describes a whale that is left on a beach and cannot get back into the water
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- Rescuers worked tirelessly to save the beached whale on the Cornish coast.
- A beached whale was discovered on the shore this morning.
- The sight of the enormous beached whale drew crowds to the shore.
- Rescuers are working tirelessly to save the beached whale.
- Scientists are investigating what caused the young beached whale to stray from its pod.
- The sight of the massive beached whale drew a large crowd.
- After that huge Thanksgiving dinner, I just lay on the couch feeling like a beached whale.
- Environmentalists are concerned about the increasing number of beached whales.
- It was a heartbreaking scene; the community felt helpless watching the beached whale.
- Despite their efforts, they couldn't push the beached whale back into the ocean.
- He joked that trying to get out of the low beanbag chair made him feel like a beached whale.
- Marine biologists are investigating why the whale became beached.
- The documentary showed rare footage of a beached whale being successfully returned to the ocean.
- A young beached whale is particularly vulnerable to dehydration.
- She felt as clumsy and conspicuous as a beached whale trying to navigate the crowded room.
- Local authorities were notified immediately after the beached whale was sighted.
- Finding a single beached whale is unusual; often they strand in groups.
- The documentary showed heartbreaking footage of a dying beached whale.
- In her final trimester, she often felt like a beached whale, struggling to find a comfortable position.
- Experts believe strong currents might have contributed to the whale being beached.