prey on

Example Sentences

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“Now even the FBI, under an administration that has aggressively expanded unconstitutional immigration enforcement, has confirmed that when agents don’t clearly identify themselves, it opens the door for violent impersonators to prey on vulnerable families,” Hernandez said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

County supervisors want to bar “predatory” salespeople who they say prey on vulnerable residents seeking benefits from the region’s social services offices.

From Los Angeles Times

"By ignoring the warnings, they allowed him to continue. Promoting him gave him even more students to prey on."

From BBC

For decades, scientists suspected that some large bat species prey on small birds during flight.

From Science Daily

"Those industries prey on the fear and anxiety of young men," he says.

From BBC