coyote

Example Sentences

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Donohoo said she ran into the house with her son, and the coyote left.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

On April 2, the agency captured and humanely euthanized the coyote responsible for the attacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A lonely coyote stalks the barren ground around oil pump jacks; a dead deer, its eye milky white, lies on a fern-like blanket of boughs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

My friend was shamed for reporting a coyote sighting in her desert neighborhood on Nextdoor and took the post down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

“My contact said the normal protocol would have been to euthanize the coyote on arrival. I think this is a good sign.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz