wolf
Example Sentences
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“Best day of business so far. Traded some wolf bark to an itchy chipmunk in exchange for her entire winter’s nut collection.”
From Literature
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On The WhatsApp Shakspeare, she warns listeners of a "wolf in sheep's clothes, but in this case denim", whose poetic voice notes win her heart, until she discovers she's "one of seven other leading ladies".
From BBC
And she believes that businesses like oil companies and carmakers cried “wolf” too often, and lost public credibility.
From Los Angeles Times
The discovery pushes back the time that the first dogs evolved from their wolf ancestors by around 5,000 years.
From BBC
"But obviously when there are packs of wolves roaming around at night, it is a safety precaution we need to take."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.