How to Use coyote in a Sentence

coyote

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  • This coyote wasn't wily enough to go against Kevin the cat.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • In the blink of an eye, the coyote grabbed her in broad daylight.
    — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Get on a high point and dare a coyote to show his head.
    — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 18 Feb. 2021
  • One is a small gold bolt that Jill made for me and the second is the coyote bracelet.
    — Adam Rathe, townandcountrymag.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Ahead of her a coyote loped across the street with something in its mouth.
    — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Some dogs are even bred to chase down coyotes, and the coyotes don’t stand a chance.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Here are five of the best coyote loads for these four rimfires.
    — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The roughly 6-week-old coyote appears to be on the mend.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2021
  • How the hell does a coyote bring a whole human across the border?!
    — Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Karnazes fell hard on his ribs and face, and heard the coyote snarling above him.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Peña had paid the coyote to take them across the border into Texas.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The dog had heard something in the backyard, but soon came face-to-face with two coyotes.
    — Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 31 May 2023
  • If your dog wants to rub itself in coyote scat or fox scat, that’s the dog’s choice.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Before the mouse, there was a coyote Chuck E. Cheese, though, wasn’t always meant to be a mouse.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • To the left of the eagle, a coyote appears to skulk in the background, waiting for its turn with the carcass.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Fourteen coyotes were captured and killed by the end of March that year.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
  • The plucky coyotes and wild boar of the world will thrive in the absence of humans, for example.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Just over a week ago, hikers found the coyote pup in the foothills of the Indian Canyons area in Palm Springs.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2021
  • The Eastern coyote has long, thick fur, pointed ears and a bushy tail.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • And rarely, a Cooper's hawk, coyote or red fox will make a rush through the feeding zone.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2022
  • On his breaks, LeBoeuf would go for hikes, spotting coyotes, hawks and deer.
    — Jason Fagone, SFChronicle.com, 6 Apr. 2020
  • In the case of sheep, coyotes and dogs account for more than 70% of predator losses, and dog kills are on the rise.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The coyote attacked her ... at a party in front of a whole bunch of her classmates.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 13 July 2021
  • The coyote bit three adults and two dogs over the weekend at Lake Accotink Park in the Springfield area.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 7 June 2022
  • Is Joshua Tree’s famed three-legged coyote being loved to death?
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • One team shows up with 11 coyotes and eight bobcats, the most combined.
    — Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
  • According to the city's wildlife page, coyotes are known to live in Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Make eye contact if the coyote is alone, and back away slowly.
    — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 20 June 2020
  • The coyote, which was crouched behind a tree, lunged at the girl and grabbed the back of her head, causing serious injuries.
    — Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Further, while rural turkeys contend with predators like coyotes and bobcats, their city cousins rarely have to worry about these threats.
    — Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024

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