fawn

Example Sentences

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He has no siblings, no schoolmates and, after the death of the only other boy within walking distance, no friends—but he has Flag, an orphaned fawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

This is not a preying tiger in the Indian jungle - but a happily mooching Dalmatian dog in Dagnam Park, Romford, unknowingly closing in on a days-old fallow deer fawn.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Either way, the coyotes found a ready food source in the fawn of mule deer, which themselves have a controversial history on the island.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

He’s self-satisfied and loves to have people fawn over him, but his star is still nascent enough for Oliver to retain some naivete.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

They kept their heads down and entered the swell of people filling the rotunda, ignoring the Zemeni fawn who tried to direct them to the other side of the room.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo