prowl

Example Sentences

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Wealth managers prowl dental conferences for prospective clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“Goldilocks” was the byword for the bull market of the past few years, but now the three bears—oil, gold, and the Fed—are on the prowl, and there may be no happy ending.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The SG-1 Fathom is on the prowl for intruders.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Soundless, but titled “The listening dimension,” the installation demands being alert — like a human animal on the prowl, one could say, a beast who depends on being acutely observant for survival.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

“I have as much right to prowl this school after dark as you do!”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling