coyote

Example Sentences

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There is no specific coyote season in California but they are most active between January and March, which is their mating season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Fight back if the coyote makes contact and call Animal Control or 911.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A lonely coyote stalks the barren ground around oil pump jacks; a dead deer, its eye milky white, lies on a fern-like blanket of boughs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

My friend was shamed for reporting a coyote sighting in her desert neighborhood on Nextdoor and took the post down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

“The human has to improve his variety. A coyote can’t live on bird alone.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz