Example sentences for: whaling

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

  • It sees the bills as a triumph of "small interests," noting that they contain special provisions for the likes of "bakery companies, apple cider distillers, low-income farmers, luxury boaters, sky-diving instructors and even whaling captains."

  • Caniçal was once a famous whaling port, but since whaling was banned in these waters in 1981, all that remains of this formerly lucrative industry is a Museum of Whaling and a few scrimshaw and whalebone souvenirs in a hut by the beach (more of the same is on sale at the car park at the end of the road heading east).

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

  • The cold waters around the island, once prime whaling territory, are today a marine sanctuary for whales, dolphins, and seals.

  • Lahaina, once the chief whaling port of the Pacific, teems with period architecture and trendy shops (see page 46).


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