prowl
Example Sentences
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They prowled around them, seemingly uninterested in the adult humans—their eyes were on Christopher and Mal.
From Literature
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I jump up from the bed, prowling the room.
From Literature
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Guardiola continued to frantically prowl the touchline in the second period but all the drama was taking place away from the Etihad Stadium to secure City's place in the last 16.
From Barron's
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
We froze like a couple of stone statues for a moment, listening for Mr. Drysdale to catch us prowling.
From Literature
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