coyote
Example Sentences
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If you encounter a coyote, keep a safe distance and back away slowly while maintaining eye contact, according to the agency.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
After the February incident, the Department of Fish and Wildlife said that it tried to capture the coyote and then partnered with the U.S.
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
It’s just a coyote being a coyote, living its wild life.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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