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The doe in question has visited Purcell's sloping yard near the intersection of Clipper Gap Road and Pear Valley Road many times in the past, Purcell said. — Jordan Cutler-tietjen, sacbee, "Doe in distress: Auburn deer can't eat because of peanut butter jar, resident says," 10 July 2018 After receiving a call that a doe and her newborn fawn had been struck by a car while attempting to cross a road late Saturday night, Walker rushed to the scene of the accident off State Highway 123. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Hero Oklahoma Game Warden Rushes to Save Unborn Fawn After Mother Was Hit by Car," 11 June 2018 Late last night in Osage Co., a doe had given birth to a fawn near the side of the road. — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, "Oklahoma game warden saves unborn fawn by performing emergency C-section on dead doe," 10 June 2018 The agency says local deer hunters had formed a pact to leave the doe alone. — Fox News, "Central Indiana man charged in killing of 3-legged deer," 11 May 2018 Starting at 3:30 am i was dispatched to a deceased doe that was just hit and still had moving fawn inside of it. — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, "N.J. cop delivers fawn in roadside C-section on deer killed by car," 21 May 2018 Fans can examine Selznick’s covers for such Potter talismans as Hermione’s time-turner; Harry’s owl, Hedwig; the white doe Patronus; and, Nagini, Voldemort’s snake. — USA TODAY, "On the 20th U.S. anniversary of Harry Potter, 20 fun facts about the beloved boy wizard," 25 June 2018 Walker arrived and found that both the fawn and the doe had passed away. — Josh Magness, miamiherald, "Pregnant deer was killed by car — but warden rushed to save the baby with a C-section," 11 June 2018 Some quick thinking on the part of Oklahoma Game Warden Ryan Walker helped turn a tragic tale of a mama doe around over the weekend. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "Hero Oklahoma Game Warden Rushes to Save Unborn Fawn After Mother Was Hit by Car," 11 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'doe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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