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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That was followed by tours of Iguazu Falls on the border between Brazil and Argentina, which saw a 543 percent increase in interest, with gorilla trekking tours in Uganda and tours of Banff National Park in Canada rounding out the top five.
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Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
The hope is that Little Joe will fit in with the Pittsburgh Zoo's two females, 29-year-old Moka and 35-year-old Ibo, and the younger gorillas, 3-year-old Charlotte and 2-year-old Bo.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Clouds is the first luxury retreat for visitors to this national park—a more ancient and biodiverse ecosystem than the Virunga Mountains, inhabited by Rwanda and Congo’s gorilla population.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
While Attenborough has had no shortage of unforgettable moments over the years, a standout experience for both him and his viewers involved a group of wild gorillas who sat on his lap.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
The hope is that Little Joe will fit in with the Pittsburgh Zoo's two females, 29-year-old Moka and 35-year-old Ibo, and the younger gorillas, 3-year-old Charlotte and 2-year-old Bo.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Clouds is the first luxury retreat for visitors to this national park—a more ancient and biodiverse ecosystem than the Virunga Mountains, inhabited by Rwanda and Congo’s gorilla population.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
While Attenborough has had no shortage of unforgettable moments over the years, a standout experience for both him and his viewers involved a group of wild gorillas who sat on his lap.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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“Gorilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gorilla. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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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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