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

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

The pipe bowl, like some predator, or seducer, drew down the flame. “... and then—ah—we open our eyes and the day is before us, and”—he snapped his fingers—“we become ourselves.”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli