lion

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of people passed by, carrying shopping bags or stopping to take selfies with the Art Institute’s iconic lion statues.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Crimson is one of the youngest mountain lion cubs the zoo has ever cared for, and ensuring he reaches adulthood is no easy task.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The lion doesn’t go after the strongest, he said, “they find the one that they think is weaker, more vulnerable, and that’s the one that they get.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Preston is a corporate titan living out his lion in winter phase.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Suddenly the gap disappeared in a swirling, thrashing sea lion storm.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr