wild animal

Example Sentences

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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 recent wildlife sightings have caused her to rethink which wild animal will be the first to cross.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

“Natural gas, historically speaking, is the wild animal of the commodities space,” said Robert Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho Securities USA.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

His Reliance Group operates the world's largest oil refining complex in the state, as well as a privately run mega-zoo billed as the biggest "wild animal rescue centre".

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

I walk toward him as if approaching a wild animal, each footstep careful on the cement floor.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth