boar

Example Sentences

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Wild boar, he tells the BBC, have become a particular problem, causing "a huge increase in traffic accidents and transmission of diseases".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Hunter said: "They were very fierce animals to face in the hunt, so the symbolism of the boar is a lot about the strength of it - a very appropriate adversary in battle."

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

If you should happen to dream up a scene in which a man runs screaming around the jungle with a wild boar strapped to his head, he’s the obvious pick to pull it off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

"Where we have problems, and where everyone in Europe has problems, is with the wild boar population, because there is overpopulation," said Higuera.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

When it was gone, hot not before, the Wart knew certain dungs about it—dungs which he had not had time to notice while the boar was there.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White