prowl
Example Sentences
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Wealth managers prowl dental conferences for prospective clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Guardiola continued to frantically prowl the touchline in the second period but all the drama was taking place away from the Etihad Stadium to secure City's place in the last 16.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
The SG-1 Fathom is on the prowl for intruders.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
Los Angeles is just one of two megacities in the world that are home to a big cat; the other is Mumbai, in India, where leopards prowl the streets.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024
Meanwhile, in Europe, Hitler was already on the prowl for more territory.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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