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Recent Examples of sable
Adjective
What felt like a Cinderella story at the start is exposed as a Faustian bargain with a sable coat thrown in.—Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024 This means that sable are often in competition with farmers.—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024
Noun
Natural bristles are sourced from animal fur (squirrels, sables, goats, etc.), which can be difficult to acquire and more labor-intensive — thus, the higher price tag.—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023 The brush, of sable, which immediately conjures up some semi-mythical creature of the Russian forests.—The Economist, 22 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for sable
Artifacts inside the vessel, created by artist and sculptor Bill Mack, included a mink cap owned by the actor and a lock of her hair, all meant to be unearthed on August 5, 2062—the 100th anniversary of Monroe’s tragic death.
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Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
21 May 2025
The developer plans to turn six parcels of rural residential and agricultural land, now owned by a Utah mink farming company, into the residential and commercial development.
For the past 20 years, conservationists in Spain worked to rehabilitate their European beaver populations and eventually noticed beavers living closer and closer to the border with Portugal, the organization said.
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Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
This led to a chain of cause and effect (a trophic cascade) that affected beavers, birds, and even the flow of the river.
Deer and rabbits typically don’t like the spicy-scented foliage.
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Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
Many purported sightings of mountain lions in Oklahoma turn out to be other animals, including bobcats, house cats, dogs, coyotes, foxes, deer and rabbits.
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