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
“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
“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
The Station Inspector saw the bandages and loosened his grip, at which point, like a wild animal, Hugo escaped.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
