Examples of puma in a Sentence
adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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On Thursday, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to list six specific mountain lion populations — more than 1,400 pumas — in Southern California and the Central Coast as threatened under state law.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
In Chile’s famous Torres Del Paine National Park, a mother puma with her two cubs in tow attacks a guanaco.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Cougars, mountain lions, panthers and pumas are the same cat species — puma concolor, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance website.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Chile’s Torres Del Paine is famous for its stunning landscapes, but also for being home to a fierce predator, the puma.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
In Chile’s famous Torres Del Paine National Park, a mother puma with her two cubs in tow attacks a guanaco.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Cougars, mountain lions, panthers and pumas are the same cat species — puma concolor, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance website.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Chile’s Torres Del Paine is famous for its stunning landscapes, but also for being home to a fierce predator, the puma.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Puma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puma. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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