jackal

Example Sentences

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I suppose she is referring to an alley cat or perhaps a jackal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Two rucks later he is in trying to jackal for the ball as a full-back because he is annoyed he hasn't caught that kick.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Though the creature is sometimes referred to as the Falklands fox, the warrah did not physically resemble a fox or wolf, but rather a coyote or jackal.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024

Despite the Ivy League imprimatur, the cartoonist was still happy when people called him “the retching jackal guy,” a reference to his Mad illustration showing that animal mid-vomit.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

“The jackal leaped through the window again. The hyena tried to follow, but she became stuck. ‘Help me, O junior wife!

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer