patrolling
Example Sentences
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If you have pets, keep them inside when a bear is patrolling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
And he has been patrolling the skies and the lawns since 2008, ruling the roost at the centuries old site.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Instead, these legendary predators may still be quietly patrolling the region's waters, largely unseen.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
“We have a ton of patrolling still going on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
I saw monsters patrolling the upper decks of the ship—dracaenas snake-women, hellhounds, giants, and the humanoid seal- demons known as telkhines—but we zipped by so fast, none of them raised the alarm.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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