wild animal
Example Sentences
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"I hope that someone can care for Jimothy as a wild animal... he will get older and need more care," wrote one user, who said she had been born with a congenital spine syndrome.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
But giving this absolute unit a wide berth has become more challenging as his viral fame grows, because humans keep crowding Neil, getting dangerously close and perhaps forgetting that he is a wild animal.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Can you imagine, you get a wild animal from nature and put four walls around the animal, for people to get inside, drink coffee, and touch them?” asks Aidar.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Today’s readers might recoil at the thought of a Scotsman making a pet out of a wild animal caught in southern Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The man they hunted had slipped away from human understanding; he had become a wild animal, and they were afraid.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
