Example sentences for: whaling

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

  • Some--like Norway and Sweden--were interested in whaling and fur sealing.

  • The Hawaiian economy was rising, sustained in part by whaling.

  • Bermuda sits astride the main whale migration route, and because the motherland and other colonies demanded (and paid well for) the oil, the local population went into the whaling business.

  • Where whaling and piracy were once important industries, the colony now looked to the less exciting but more predictable earnings from tourism, insurance, and banking enterprises.

  • And although hazardous materials teams know that most calls are hoaxes, "You always have to treat a threat as real," says Mark Whaling of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.


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