How to Use deer in a Sentence

deer

noun
  • To get to the corn, the deer have to shove their faces between the rollers.
    Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 19 July 2023
  • On the trails, be on the lookout for deer, moose, and black bears.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But the deer and the bunny don't have any plans to part ways.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
  • There are deer and birds and the sound of crickets all around.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
  • When the deer found its way to the door, a man opened it to let the animal.
    Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The two hunters noticed that the deer had shifted its approach to the pond.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Jeff: That is like a deer in the headlights question for me.
    How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 22 June 2023
  • The only way to truly learn how to skin a deer is, well, to skin a deer.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Put on some sunscreen and drive north, first on the I-15 and then, watching out for deer, the 93.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Back in the woods, Lottie has her first vision since the crash: a deer with bloody antlers.
    Madison Feller, ELLE, 24 Mar. 2023
  • There are elk and bear, kestrels and ravens, tall grasses and deer, and trout in deep, cool pools.
    Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Then the 4-pointer ran out of the cover, followed by a young deer.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Once the baby deer was out, it was released back into the wild.
    Talia Lissauer, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • There were also reports of deer getting stuck in the muck.
    The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The deer’s body forms the oval ring dish, and its antlers are a hanging rack for small accessories.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The deer slowly worked its way through the woods and headed to the trail leading to the creek crossing where Broyles was set up.
    Outdoor Life, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The video ends with the deer walking on land and moving towards a woodland area.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Fresh air, mountains, more deer than people, all the quiet and space.
    Julia Turshen, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The constant running meant that the meat of that time (boar, deer, or large birds) would perfectly cook the meat.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2023
  • On the southwest edge of town, the power plant and mine punctuate the grasslands where deer and elk roam.
    Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Ilex plants aren’t a good option in places where deer are a severe issue.
    Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Overall, Corley stressed that wild deer should be left alone.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • There’s the deer head dressed like Willie Nelson, braids and all, and a moose bust covered in yellow Shiner cans.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Finding a whitetail deer became less of a concern to him.
    Rick Bass, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Take a rugged ride through the brush, mud, and swamps of Florida and search for alligators, deer, and all kinds of wildlife on the ranch.
    Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • At Salt Fork Red River, before the bridge, a deer ran along the bank, pacing neat rows of green crops popping up in the red dirt.
    Matt Farwell, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Two more stumbled across wolf packs crowding around fresh deer kills.
    Outdoor Life, 26 July 2023
  • The place is typical small-town bar kitsch, with dollar bills stuck to the ceiling and mounted elk and deer heads.
    Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Among the wildlife that frequent the area are coyotes, bobcats, deer and a male mountain lion.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • There would only be monkeys here, and deer there and rabbits in between.
    Hanya Yanagihara Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 10 May 2023

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