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Anglers like McKinney and Johnston have ripped west through the river to go out to the mouth of Lake Ontario, on the prowl for large, pelagic, open-water fish that can win tournaments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Many of these wealthy buyers are on the prowl for vacation homes.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Singer Abigail Morris made full use of the stage to prowl around and lead the crowd into a wild sing-a-long to Nothing Matters.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

Vader has instead taken up residence, and he will appear multiple times daily in front of the land’s militaristic TIE fighter before stalking the area on the prowl for Luke Skywalker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

The children pile aboard witch planes that prowl the skies at night, capable of traveling to Zambia and London in a single minute.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

“We used to have multiple daily car prowls, and now, four of our five garages had no car prowls in the month of March,” Rivera said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

“Everyone could do it. I like that visual — instead of the enemy tempts you, it prowls around, like a roaring lion, looking to devour. That’s actually more realistic than, like, tapping on your shoulder.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

Les Amazones, for example, is a rhythmically playful workout for the strings; while Minotaure prowls around the orchestra with sinister, tremoring bass notes from the cellos and the brass.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023

A panther prowls through tract housing, a polar bear strolls near oil rigs, a bison stands in a parking lot and a wolf trots past an interior wall papered with renderings of trees.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023

She prowls forward—like a lioness moving in for the kill.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

The author of the novel “We Never Called It Frisco” on stories of the artists and writers who prowled studios, bars and cafes in search of inspiration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Its waters supported giant turtles and crocodylians, while an extraordinary collection of hunters prowled the surrounding shores.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Maria Fuertes, 43, and her daughter had prowled the area for more than seven hours, since 9 a.m., shopping for outfits for a December wedding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025

The performance was further heightened by the surprise appearance of tennis star Serena Williams, who performed the Crip Walk - a notorious Los Angeles dance move - as Lamar prowled the stage.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025

The cow monster herd prowled cautiously just beyond the archway.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

If agents are always prowling for reservations, human spontaneity will lose, and fewer people who have the good fortune of checking for a competitive seating at the right moment will get it.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared on the night of January 31-February 1, with recovered security camera footage showing a masked and gloved person prowling outside her home in the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Nor is it the way they never concerned themselves with prowling the stage or donning anything other than sensible blazers and jeans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

With Itoje prowling the touchline, coach Steve Borthwick could not risk destabilising England's line-out - and robbing it of precious on-pitch leadership - by removing veteran hooker Jamie George.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Outside, prowling, are white blood cells—leukocytes, to researchers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann