mountain cat

Example Sentences

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Local residents had gathered on the beach just beyond a cordon of caution tape to catch a sight of the mountain cat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2023

A legendary mountain cat found in the Green Mountains of Vermont, long extinct from the region.

From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2019

Harder to cope When things got steeper, and a mountain cat With parti-coloured pelt, light on its feet, In a trice was in my face and stayed like that, Barring my way, encouraging retreat.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2013

"That mountain cat was tough," grinned Kan, "but no match for that rock."

From Time Magazine Archive

A tall person, broad-shouldered and muscled like a mountain cat.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir