coyote

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Recent Examples of coyote Already the pond created by the dam has attracted great blue herons and several different types of ducks and serves as a pathway for raccoons and coyotes to cross the stream. Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025 Waiting there was a coyote in a small space made to look like a corral. Michelle F. Solomon and, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025 No one was in custody for abusing and killing the coyote pup, but detectives were investigating. Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 The boys, Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist, not yet twenty years old, have taken summer jobs guarding sheep from coyotes in the Wyoming wilderness. Michael Cunningham, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coyote
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Noun
  • Once a station for switching out horses and mules for fresh ones along the old Oregon-to-California Trail, a 54-acre ranch near Mount Shasta has hit the market for under $1 million.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Sleek Flats: The Feminine Finish For a soft, elegant touch, flat mules or strappy sandals are the perfect pairing with wide-leg pants, as these delicate styles contrast beautifully with oversized silhouettes, adding a hint of polish without overpowering.
    Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Cartels and guerrillas in South America are similarly dependent on border-crossing drug smugglers and gunrunners for the tools of their trade.
    Paul J. Angelo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2020
  • Her father’s work as a gunrunner and pilot led the British authorities to throw him in jail, weeks after Ms. Mehta was born.
    Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • In addition to Hackman's win, the iconic action film — which follows New York City detectives' pursuit of a French drug smuggler — won a total of five Oscars that night, including Best Picture and Best Director for William Friedken.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Many of the migrants are coming from China and making their way to The Bahamas, where smugglers take them in boats that moor in the mangroves along South Florida’s waterways before waiting vans pick them up.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Beyond race times, the results open up new questions about exercise, air pollution and runners’ safety.
    Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Promotes quicker recovery in endurance athletes: For example, creatine has been shown to reduce inflammatory markers and soreness in marathon runners.
    Sarah Anzlovar, MS, RD, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Real McCoy line (named after a famous bootlegger of the 1920s) is distilled at Foursquare is more affordable and easier to find but doesn’t skimp on the quality.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
  • What eliminated the bootleggers wasn’t more prohibition, but legalization, after all.
    The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Coyote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coyote. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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