chase away
Example Sentences
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A state bill originally aiming to allow El Dorado County to use hounds to chase away mountain lions passed a state Senate committee last month, but was changed to lose the dogs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
We ride along with ranger Ian Van Nest, who is looking for a stubborn bear that he and his colleagues tried to chase away earlier that day.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
Bornean orangutans rubbed themselves with juices from a medicinal plant, possibly to reduce body pains or chase away parasites.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024
In China, people customarily light firecrackers, which are thought to chase away the fearful monster Nian.
From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2024
Yevgeniya “Zhenya” Prokhorova and Valeria “Lera” Khomyakova ran for their Yak-1s, scrambled in, and took off into the dark to chase away the enemy planes.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
