Example Sentences

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Thursday in San Antonio, the Jackals will face their most important test of the season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Clarke was hired by Dallas in the summer of 2020 to be the coach of the Jackals, who were set to begin play in 2021.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2022

I wasn’t ready to start sneaking around a Banished warship in my first few minutes in Halo Infinite’s campaign, but there I was facing down an army of Grunts, Jackals, Brutes, and Elites.

From The Verge • Nov. 19, 2021

Jackals roamed Tel Aviv, monkeys marauded through a village in Thailand, and an offshore algae bloom lighted the midnight surf neon blue.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2020

And then there were the Jackals, a group of rowdy men and boys who cavorted through the Barrel in the red lacquered masks of Suli fortune-tellers.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo