DORSAL in a Sentence

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He has a peculiar way of showing his dorsal hooked fin in swimming, which looks something like a Roman nose.

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 Meanings and Examples of DORSAL
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dorsal
 a.  near the back or upper surface
Classic Sentence:
1  And then, every morning, he sets himself afresh to the task of earning his bread; and while his hands earn his bread, his dorsal column gains pride, his brain gathers ideas.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER III—MARIUS GROWN UP
2  The stranger inserted his two hands in both his fobs, drew himself up without straightening his dorsal column, but scrutinizing Marius in his turn, with the green gaze of his spectacles.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IV—A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITEN...
3  He has a peculiar way of showing his dorsal hooked fin in swimming, which looks something like a Roman nose.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 32. Cetology.
Example Sentence:
1  The dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals.