fawn

Example Sentences

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He has no siblings, no schoolmates and, after the death of the only other boy within walking distance, no friends—but he has Flag, an orphaned fawn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

One of his favorite moves is to humiliate people who are dumb enough to fawn over him.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025

But now that mechanism may get in the way because it’s responding to any vulnerability as a sign that you need to fight, flee, freeze, or fawn — four common responses to trauma or threats.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

The 18 month-old fawn coloured XL bully is in an enclosed field Danielle has hired for his use near their South Tyneside home.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

I did what every fawn in the woods does whenever it gets come up on by surprise, I froze right where I was at.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis