How to Use predator in a Sentence

predator

noun

• The population of rabbits is controlled by natural predators.
• The eggs can get buried in the nest or be scooped up by a predator, Steers said.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
• Killer whales and leopard seals are both some of the top predators of the Antarctic.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
• All of a sudden a predator gets too close—the creature needs to take off.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
• And based on the lizard’s teeth, Megalania was a fearsome predator.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023
• And then there is the endless task of keeping an eye out for predators.
  — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
• And when the pests in question are gone, this will mean fewer of the predators that keep their numbers in check.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 17 July 2023
• The two protected the eggs from predators, cold weather and snow.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2024
• Playing around is just a part of learning how to be an apex predator.
  — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2023
• The human's presence may scare away the mother, who sees the human as a predator.
  — Mika Travis, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
• In the dark below, the ultimate apex predator — a great white shark — hunts in the wreckage and is drawn to the smell of fresh blood in the water.
  — Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2024
• Who needs a movie that is almost all predators, with barely a word from their prey?
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
• Caught between predator and prey, Potter gets rammed twice by the shark.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 30 Aug. 2023
• Amongst the monkey herds, the predators tend to be more successful at hunting.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
• As always, there will be plenty of wall-to-wall coverage of the apex predator.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 23 July 2023
• Work it adjacent to weed and lily beds where predators often hunt for meals along the perimeter.
  — Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Usually, a lone turkey will flee at first sight of a predator.
  — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2023
• Turkeys are looking for seclusion and safety from predators when on the roost.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2023
• The wolves’ spree continues, claiming the lives of more than two dozen sheep and three alpacas—the survival of predators or a bloody rampage.
  — Sebastian Mulder, The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
• Of course, these whistles also come in handy for scaring off predators, too.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2023
• Juvenile tortoises use their size to blend in with small rocks found in the desert to deter predators.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
• That was the beginning of my understanding that this guy had been a predator.
  — Jim McDermott, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
• Small songbirds feed during the day and migrate at night to avoid air turbulence and predators.
  — Todd Richmond, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2023
• Males, which are focused on becoming big and strong, feed along the coast, where there’s more food but also more predators, rangers said.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2024
• Since then, satellite data has shown the predators moving in tandem along the Atlantic coast for more than 4,000 miles, Hueter said.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
• The declining number and size of ephemeral ponds during drought years, plus nest predators like racoons and skunks take their toll.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2023
• Threatened by a pack of predators, Kong scares them off by ripping one of them apart over his head and seems disgusted when he gets drenched in the corpse’s green blood.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024
• Another bird species that travelers may spot during the trek is the Skua, a gull-like bird that is one of the top avian predators in the subantarctic.
  — Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• One of the greatest thrills was going out at night looking for predators on the prowl: lions, leopards, hyenas.
  — Jonathan Losos, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
• To be very clear: the real predators here are the perverts who are sexualizing kids.
  — Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024