Examples of hunter in a Sentence
hunters must have a license to shoot deer
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The hunters’ creativity in the field has become an inspiration.
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Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
The movie, released in May 1999, saw Fraser as treasure hunter who travels to Egypt in the 1920s with a spunky librarian, played by Weisz, only to accidentally awaken a supernaturally powerful high priest.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
Unlike many of the birds that Helen and Allan Cruickshank found in the Everglades, the storks had not been decimated by plume hunters decades before because the homely bird’s feathers weren’t prized for ladies' hats.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
In Jaws, there’s a scene in which Chief Brody, oceanographer Hooper, and shark hunter Quint are comparing scars.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
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Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
The movie, released in May 1999, saw Fraser as treasure hunter who travels to Egypt in the 1920s with a spunky librarian, played by Weisz, only to accidentally awaken a supernaturally powerful high priest.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
Unlike many of the birds that Helen and Allan Cruickshank found in the Everglades, the storks had not been decimated by plume hunters decades before because the homely bird’s feathers weren’t prized for ladies' hats.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
In Jaws, there’s a scene in which Chief Brody, oceanographer Hooper, and shark hunter Quint are comparing scars.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Hunter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunter. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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hunter
noun
hunt·er
ˈhənt-ər 
1
: a person who hunts
especially
: one who hunts game
2
: a dog or horse used or trained for hunting
Geographical Definition
Hunter
geographical name
Hun·ter
ˈhən-tər
river 287 miles (462 kilometers) long in eastern New South Wales, southeastern Australia, flowing east into the Pacific
Biographical Definition
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