Examples of gorilla in a Sentence
She hired some gorilla as her bodyguard.
the loan shark sent a couple of gorillas to “convince” him to pay up
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Culture is less well studied in gorillas than in other great apes.
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 10 June 2025
The idea for the fight was born out of the viral 100 men vs. one gorilla online debate.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
The Federal Reserve has emerged as the 800-pound gorilla in the legal fight over President Trump’s firings of agency leaders traditionally independent from the White House.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Photo : Courtesy of Doli Lodge Canoe River Track Gorillas in the Congo Basin
The mountain gorillas of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, Africa’s gorilla-tracking epicenter, see almost 100 tourists per day trampling around their turf.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 10 June 2025
The idea for the fight was born out of the viral 100 men vs. one gorilla online debate.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
The Federal Reserve has emerged as the 800-pound gorilla in the legal fight over President Trump’s firings of agency leaders traditionally independent from the White House.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 28 May 2025
Photo : Courtesy of Doli Lodge Canoe River Track Gorillas in the Congo Basin
The mountain gorillas of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, Africa’s gorilla-tracking epicenter, see almost 100 tourists per day trampling around their turf.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gorilla
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“Gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gorilla. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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gorilla
noun
go·ril·la
gə-ˈril-ə 
: a typically black ape of equatorial Africa that is much larger but stands less erect than the related chimpanzee
Etymology
derived from Greek Gorillai, a name used by ancient explorers for what they thought was a tribe of hairy women in Africa
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