predator

Example Sentences

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Like prey worn down by a persistent predator, participants don’t collapse all at once; they give up gradually until the fight leaves the market altogether.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

"That was a remarkable event, right? Someone chose to build a bond with this dangerous predator," he told BBC News.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

This approach allowed them to match predator movements with probable feeding events and better understand when and where wolves and cougars interact.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The search began in 2019 in the Sahara Desert, where French geologist Hugues Faure had said he found a tooth belonging to the giant predator Carcharodontosaurus in the 1950s.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“Because I am not in a good mood, okay? The last commenter on the Facebook page was selling weight-loss powder, and the one before that was a middle-aged predator dude with chest hair.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti