How to Use predator in a Sentence
predator
noun- The population of rabbits is controlled by natural predators.
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Apex predators still roam the earth.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
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Along fence lines, their predators are too.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
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Their predators stay with them.
—Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Think about the first bird in a flock who cries when a predator looms.
—Alex Wagner, SPIN, 12 May 2022
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But a predator had other plans for them.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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The footage revealed a new apex predator in the brown rat.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
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Native predators will take care of the gnats for you.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
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Keep in mind some bird species can be predators of other birds.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
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Swift is the prime predator in this ecosystem.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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Today, there are many such predators in our world.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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This was a novel predator for them.
—Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Their orphaned calves are left to starve or be killed by predators.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
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Most predators leave them alone for good reason.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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Who knows what kind of predators might hunt them in a forest like this?
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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Some don't make it, lost to weather or predators.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Wolves are their main predator and wolves can run on top of this snowpack.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2022
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Their top predators are nudibranchs sea slugs.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
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This fish is an ambush predator.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
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Skydance didn’t start as a predator.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Skydance didn’t start as a predator.
—Matt Sedensky, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
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As apex predators at the top of the food chain, walleye keep the food web in check.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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Sharks are of course predators, but are there ways in which sharks help our planet thrive?
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 4 July 2025
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The eggs can get buried in the nest or be scooped up by a predator, Steers said.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
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Playing around is just a part of learning how to be an apex predator.
—Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2023
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And then there is the endless task of keeping an eye out for predators.
—Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
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Ensure your birdhouse is easy for birds to reach but not for predators.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
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All of a sudden a predator gets too close—the creature needs to take off.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
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Control the ants, and predators are more likely to get rid of the aphids.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 May 2026
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Why would a mother bird make any sound that could attract predators to the nest?
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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