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All of the figures are posable, too, so children can move the legs, ears and mouth of the rhino and hippo and the head, neck and fins of the walrus.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
Attendees in Sacramento included Shawn Brower and Daniel Belshe, both dressed up in an inflatable hippo and dinosaur costume, who have been together for 12 years, married for one.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025
But even above game drives to track the illustrious pack of wild dogs that roam the area, a visit here is about being on the water: boat rides gliding past hippos, crocodiles, and elephants feeding on waterlilies in the reeds.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
During a waterside sundowner, paired with pours of sparkling wine from South Africa’s Spier Winery, a lone hippo made its presence loudly known across the way.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
Attendees in Sacramento included Shawn Brower and Daniel Belshe, both dressed up in an inflatable hippo and dinosaur costume, who have been together for 12 years, married for one.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025
But even above game drives to track the illustrious pack of wild dogs that roam the area, a visit here is about being on the water: boat rides gliding past hippos, crocodiles, and elephants feeding on waterlilies in the reeds.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
During a waterside sundowner, paired with pours of sparkling wine from South Africa’s Spier Winery, a lone hippo made its presence loudly known across the way.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hippo
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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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