lioness

Example Sentences

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Mr. Schaller spent three years studying lions in Africa, once crawling through thorny thickets to count cubs a lioness had hidden there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

In Farsi, this term honors women who are strong, who stand up for their rights and who are trailblazers—courageous, brave and resilient, much like a lioness.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024

In a suburb on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a family is processing the news that their pet was taken by a lioness during the night.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

The first episode, “African Queens,” shows how females rise to power in Tanzania, tracking three lioness sisters as one attracts a male lion who’s attacked her cubs.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

And behind the cabin was his lioness, feasting on a freshly caught antelope!

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall