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

The 110 cameras across Rathlin are monitored to make sure there isn't a single remaining non-native predator.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

In many predator systems, smaller or less dominant carnivores face a tradeoff.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 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

But now, seeing how outnumbered officers were and feeling more like prey than predator, I found in the tale a grain of comfort.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover