feral

Example Sentences

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This book will be a difficult read for anyone convinced that a rat or feral cat’s life is equivalent to that of an albatross or shearwater’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Instead, they come from a naturally mixed population in Southern California, often originating from feral colonies living in trees.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

Scream queen Samara Weaving has an extraordinary yell: shrill, feral and ferocious, like a mongoose before it goes on the attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

His first presidential campaign in 2016 was marked by a feral but highly developed gut instinct for what the public wanted, or at least what it thought it wanted.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

“My father was too wild for the Court. He liked the deep, feral woods far better than my mother’s intrigues. He left, and then she died. Now it’s just me.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black