wildcat

Example Sentences

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Nineteenth-century wildcat notes circulated in an era when collateral requirements, where they existed at all, were routinely evaded and unenforceable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

We can just make out stripy ears in the dappled shade inside the Scottish wildcat enclosure.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Indigenous chief Bepdjo Mekragnotire is once again preparing to lead a group of warriors to chase wildcat gold miners away from his people's territory in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

To better understand how evolution shaped these sounds, the researchers compared domestic cat meows with those of five wild cat species: African wildcat, European wildcat, jungle cat, cheetah, and cougar.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Pantalaimon, a wildcat still, crouched on the table six inches away, his green eyes following it round and round inside the glass.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman