wild animal
Example Sentences
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“Attention: Capybara — wild animal crossing,” reads one such sign along the bike path circling the lagoon.
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
"That's the worst thing you can do to a wild animal," Crowther said.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
“He looked like a literal man amongst boys, like someone had let a wild animal loose,” Alexander says.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
He had his palms up, hands wide like he was trying to approach a wild animal.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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