predator

Example Sentences

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Like prey worn down by a persistent predator, participants don’t collapse all at once; they give up gradually until the fight leaves the market altogether.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Combining direct sightings with modern tracking technologies could help scientists develop evidence based conservation strategies to protect this iconic predator.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Speaking after the verdicts were announced, Det Ch Insp Emma Smith from Northumbria Police said Hall was a "callous calculating sexual predator".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The search began in 2019 in the Sahara Desert, where French geologist Hugues Faure had said he found a tooth belonging to the giant predator Carcharodontosaurus in the 1950s.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

It was a predator, all right: a red-tailed hawk, right here on my farm, just a short ways from my chicken.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones