Example sentences for: octopuses

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

  • At times, more than 50 octopuses rain down at once.

  • Many of them also talk of octopi, unaware that the “correct” Greek plural is octopodes or that the accepted anglicized one is octopuses, the simple English plural - s or - es , as in thesauruses, campuses, formulas, indexes, and memorandums.

  • You’ll see sea urchins, shoals of fish, and even small octopuses that make their homes in rocky crevices just off shore.

  • The Octopus Toss: In celebratory moments, fans of the Detroit Red Wings throw real octopuses onto the ice.


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