wolf

Example Sentences

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Three-and-a-half-thousand hungry Alsatians wolf down platters of charcuterie and periodically burst into noisy chorus.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The American red wolf was left on the verge of extinction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

As for the red wolf, Mr. Moore writes that, in the 1930s in northeast Louisiana, a remnant tract of old-growth forest teemed with prowling panthers and massive alligators.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Its announcement caught fire because the dire wolf was a species depicted in the TV series “Game of Thrones” — indeed, part of the company’s publicity campaign featured a shot of George R.R.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Like a wolf, I gorged—ate nineteen paper bowlfuls of chili.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen