prowl

Example Sentences

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Wealth managers prowl dental conferences for prospective clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Goldilocks” was the byword for the bull market of the past few years, but now the three bears—oil, gold, and the Fed—are on the prowl, and there may be no happy ending.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Her “ideal day” is to go to the Iliad Bookshop in North Hollywood, “visit” the cat who sits on the register and prowl the aisles until she finds three books to bring home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

The Tigers are allowed to prowl to the edge of the box, where Jaden Philogene is picked out and gets a fierce low shot away.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

It inhabits deep lakes, where it will prowl the bottom in search of food, preferring water snails.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling