Examples of chimp in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The book is an account of power struggles within a colony of male chimps at a zoo in the Netherlands.
—
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
With the help of a punk-rock banana, a thrill-seeking chimp, and a frog in his underwear, Astraluna discovers that true happiness isn’t manufactured — it’s shared.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Each time the team captured a sample, Maro then quickly tested it to see if the urinating chimp had metabolized alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chimp
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
With the help of a punk-rock banana, a thrill-seeking chimp, and a frog in his underwear, Astraluna discovers that true happiness isn’t manufactured — it’s shared.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Each time the team captured a sample, Maro then quickly tested it to see if the urinating chimp had metabolized alcohol from ripe, fermenting fruit.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for chimp
Cite this Entry
“Chimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimp. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
chimp
noun
ˈchimp 
ˈshimp
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
