Below you will find example sentences with "killer whale". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Killer Whale in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: killer
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 22.7 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "killer whale" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a killer whale has been, after the killer whale, whales, behaviour and southern stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with serial killer, killer whales, gray whale, serial killer and killer whales, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with killer whale
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Gladis the killer whale strikes again! (6 words)
Do you know which killer whale populations are endangered? (9 words)
Aerial view of adult female Southern Resident killer whale swimming with her calf. (13 words)
Jared Towers, who's with the whale research group Bay Cetology, says attempts to use recorded killer whale vocalizations to convince the calf to leave the lagoon over the past few days have not been successful. (36 words)
For Giles, the Washington killer whale researcher, her biggest concern is that the longer the whales continue this behavior, the more likely it is they’ll get injured or suffer retribution at the hands of humans. (36 words)
In this case, the killer whale did not learn to prey on sea lions by observing other whales do so, but rather the killer whale became intrigued after observing other whales play with the pup. (35 words)
Do you know which killer whale populations are endangered? (9 words)
Gladis the killer whale strikes again! (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
In this case, the killer whale did not learn to prey on sea lions by observing other whales do so, but rather the killer whale became intrigued after observing other whales play with the pup.
Jared Towers, who's with the whale research group Bay Cetology, says attempts to use recorded killer whale vocalizations to convince the calf to leave the lagoon over the past few days have not been successful.
Four others then learned to copy the behaviour. citation Behaviour Association of killer whales and Black-browed albatrosses Day-to-day killer whale behaviour generally consists of foraging, travelling, resting and socializing.
Aerial view of adult female Southern Resident killer whale swimming with her calf.
For Giles, the Washington killer whale researcher, her biggest concern is that the longer the whales continue this behavior, the more likely it is they’ll get injured or suffer retribution at the hands of humans.
I guess stealing up on a sleeping seal and drowning its pup is what earns you the name of Killer Whale.
It could devour a killer whale effortlessly, but new evidence suggests that its cousin, the great white shark, may have caused its extinction.
The prevailing theory is a killer whale that’s been named ‘White Gladis’ endured a ‘critical moment of agony’ caused by humans.
This is the first time since 1956 that a killer whale has been stranded on the Florida Coast, SeaWorld said.
A mother orca died after the killer whale got stuck on a beach near Zeballos on Vancouver Island in March 2024.
A southern resident killer whale swims past a school of salmon near the Fraser River, B.C. in this undated handout photo.
Gladis the killer whale strikes again!
Intensive photographic surveys of orcas throughout the year have allowed researchers to identify important individuals, the size of the killer whale population and their foraging habits.
Over two-thirds of Southern Resident killer whale pregnancies result in miscarriages or early mortality of calves that are born.
When a bar has the name Killer Whale Sex Club, you'd expect it to be memorable — and maybe a little prurient.
Do you know which killer whale populations are endangered?
A killer whale has been taught to speak human words through her blowhole.
A three-month-old killer whale, the last orca to be born in captivity at a SeaWorld park, has died at the company's San Antonio, Texas facility after suffering a possible pneumonia infection.
It would be wonderful if the FBI would stop wasting its time on small fish and go after the killer whale.
Keiko, the killer whale made famous by the “Free Willy” movies, died in the Norwegian fjord that he’d made his home.