predators

Example Sentences

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The Blue Sharks had come up against soccer’s apex predators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

"It may help them deter predators, or have no direct function," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

In reality, just a few inches of the sticky stuff was enough to snare a heavy animal in place until it either died of exposure or fell prey to predators, who then became trapped themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Scientists believe island isolation, along with lower levels of predators and competition, creates conditions that can push evolution in unusual directions.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

It occurred to her that the sounds might attract predators, and so she dragged unburned chunks of wood together and rekindled them with the still-hot coals.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer