HIPPOPOTAMUS in a Sentence

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She tried to follow him, but Marius walked briskly, and with immense strides; it was a hippopotamus undertaking the pursuit of a chamois.

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 Meanings and Examples of HIPPOPOTAMUS
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hippopotamus
 n.  massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
Classic Sentence:
1  Pava, a perfect beauty, huge as a hippopotamus, with her back turned to them, prevented their seeing the calf, as she sniffed her all over.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: Chapter 26
2  She tried to follow him, but Marius walked briskly, and with immense strides; it was a hippopotamus undertaking the pursuit of a chamois.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER V—DIVRS CLAPS OF THUNDER FALL ON MA'AM BOUGON
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