jackal
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
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
A jackal or honey badger could be just as lethal as a lion then.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
"He wanted, needed, deserved..a third act. It was ..in the planning. And then, those jackals."
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
The animals, also known as the plains wolf and listed as vulnerable, are smaller than the stronger Himalayan wolf and can be mistaken for other species such as jackals.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
The kibbutz had a local pub, but there was little else to do at night other than stargaze and listen to jackals howling in the desert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
Though they are genetically closer to jackals, they convergently evolved to resemble gray wolves.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025
"But we'll get you in shape soon, don't worry. Tonight, though, why don't you sleep on the ground. Just make sure the jackals don't swallow you up."
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
