Examples of gorilla in a Sentence
She hired some gorilla as her bodyguard.
the loan shark sent a couple of gorillas to “convince” him to pay up
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Roxie also helped another gorilla named Kwisha at 8 months old when her mother didn’t accept her, the zoo said.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Zoo staff said Roxie will be remembered for chasing the baby gorillas around and being helpful in bringing offspring closer to the troop by teaching Goma, a silverback gorilla, his place in the group.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
This can happen only when the public around you is more than just the person in the gorilla suit who usually shows up to these things.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Brookfield Zoo has relocated its gorillas to prepare them for their new $66 million habitat opening this summer.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Zoo staff said Roxie will be remembered for chasing the baby gorillas around and being helpful in bringing offspring closer to the troop by teaching Goma, a silverback gorilla, his place in the group.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
This can happen only when the public around you is more than just the person in the gorilla suit who usually shows up to these things.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
Brookfield Zoo has relocated its gorillas to prepare them for their new $66 million habitat opening this summer.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gorilla. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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gorilla
noun
go·ril·la
gə-ˈril-ə 
: a typically black ape of equatorial Africa that is much larger but stands less erect than the related chimpanzee
Etymology
derived from Greek Gorillai, a name used by ancient explorers for what they thought was a tribe of hairy women in Africa
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