Example sentences for: gorilla

How can you use “gorilla” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Previous reports indicated that the inversion of human 15q11-q13 in the chimpanzee genome occurred solely in the chimpanzee lineage, whereas humans share the ancestral state with the gorilla ( Gorilla gorilla ; GGO) and orangutan ( Pongo pygmaeus ; PPY).

  • He said he'd vote for a gorilla on the Republican ticket if he had to."

  • Speaking of the Vietnam Conflict, I say we put the Vietcong up against my pal King Kong and let 'em duke it out--my money's on the gorilla.

  • Instinct is "inspired" by Daniel Quinn's 1991 cult novel Ishmael , which is largely a Socratic, telepathic dialogue between a man and a gorilla, the latter of whom hectors the former about the destructive path of modern society and restates the history of the world as a struggle between "leavers" (animals, wise nomadic tribes) and "takers" (mostly white males).

  • Charlize Theron (the object of the ape's affections) is a stunner, and the giant gorilla is stunningly realistic, but critics say the rest of the movie is too predictable to be anything more than strictly OK.


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