jackal

Example Sentences

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"They have a very good attacking skillset but also jackal threat with guys like Ardie Savea and Wallace Sititi at the breakdown."

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

I suppose she is referring to an alley cat or perhaps a jackal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Dead animals littered the side of the road; deer, raccoons, something that looked like a purple jackal, a Chupacabra or two, what looked like a werewolf, and at least one low-flying turkey vulture.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024

Despite the Ivy League imprimatur, the cartoonist was still happy when people called him “the retching jackal guy,” a reference to his Mad illustration showing that animal mid-vomit.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

“The jackal leaped through the window again. The hyena tried to follow, but she became stuck. ‘Help me, O junior wife!

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer