plural lions
1
a
or plural lion
: a large heavily built social cat (Panthera leo) of open or rocky areas chiefly of sub-Saharan Africa though once widely distributed throughout Africa and southern Asia that has a tawny body with a tufted tail and a shaggy blackish or dark brown mane in the male
b
: any of several large wildcats
especially
: cougar sense 1
c
capitalized
: leo
2
a
: a person felt to resemble a lion (as in courage or ferocity)
b
: a person of outstanding interest or importance
a literary lion
3
capitalized
[Lions (club)]
: a member of a major national and international service club
Examples of lion in a Sentence
the roar of the lion
He was a literary lion among the writers of his time.
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Archaeologists have now found the first direct osteological evidence: the skeleton of a Roman gladiator who encountered a wild animal in the arena, most likely a lion, based on bite marks evident on the pelvic bone, according to a paper published in the journal PLoS ONE.
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ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
It’s got about half the caffeine of a cup of coffee and a nice coconut flavor thanks to a bit of powdered coconut milk, and, importantly for a mushroom coffee, not too much fungi flavor despite the inclusion of lion’s mane, reishi, and cordyceps.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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CNN —
Legends of young heroes fighting lions to the death appear in Roman records and artwork, but scant physical evidence of these beastly battles exists.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Also within park grounds is the Nairobi Animal Orphanage, a treatment and rehabilitation center for cheetahs, lions, monkeys and other animals injured by poachers.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
It’s got about half the caffeine of a cup of coffee and a nice coconut flavor thanks to a bit of powdered coconut milk, and, importantly for a mushroom coffee, not too much fungi flavor despite the inclusion of lion’s mane, reishi, and cordyceps.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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CNN —
Legends of young heroes fighting lions to the death appear in Roman records and artwork, but scant physical evidence of these beastly battles exists.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Also within park grounds is the Nairobi Animal Orphanage, a treatment and rehabilitation center for cheetahs, lions, monkeys and other animals injured by poachers.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lion
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lion. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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