predators

Example Sentences

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As apex predators, wolves play an important role in managing the balance of an ecosystem.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

"While it can look alarming, the plant usually suffers no permanent damage. The webs are there to protect the caterpillars from predators."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The helpers look after the pups, nurse and feed them, protect them from predators, and even teach them how to eat a scorpion safely.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Settlers regarded the massive predators as a serious threat to people and livestock and hunted them aggressively, driving the population in the contiguous U.S. to fewer than 1,000 animals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The more one contemplates the hot viruses, the less they look like parasites and the more they begin to look like predators.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston