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

Bell said getting rid of an "aggressive predator" like a ferret in a "unique" environment like Rathlin showed what could be achieved.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

In many predator systems, smaller or less dominant carnivores face a tradeoff.

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

And she was the predator now, not Heleen in her peacock feathers, not any man who walked these streets.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo