How to Use predator in a Sentence

predator

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  • 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
  • Think about the first bird in a flock who cries when a predator looms.
    — Alex Wagner, SPIN, 12 May 2022
  • As apex predators at the top of the food chain, walleye keep the food web in check.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 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
  • Stevens and company put the audience in the place of both the predator and prey.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The massive salmon may have used the tusks to ward off predators in the open ocean or defend their nests in the river.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Their orphaned calves are left to starve or be killed by predators.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Why would a mother bird make any sound that could attract predators to the nest?
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • This would apply to many more species than just that of the world’s most famous mega-predator.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • They are listed as the second-largest predator in the region.
    — Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022
  • 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
  • In our story, Lydia Tár comes to be viewed as a predator.
    — Somtow Sucharitkul, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Who needs a movie that is almost all predators, with barely a word from their prey?
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Rarely has that contrast between predator and prey been more stark than in this scene.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2022
  • 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
  • But fish stay aware enough to detect an approaching predator – at least most of the time.
    — Michael Heithaus, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2022
  • One batch just didn’t like its new spot — and in another case, the plant encountered a predator in the wild.
    — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
  • As always, there will be plenty of wall-to-wall coverage of the apex predator.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 23 July 2023
  • Nannies lead their kids up gnarly slopes, seeking places that predators fear to tread.
    — Lesley Evans Ogden, New York Times, 1 May 2024
  • Keep your property well-lit, as lights act as an easy deterrent to predators.
    — Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
  • With no phone service to contact the outside world, the family is stuck there, sheltering from the predator outside as Blake’s gnarly physical transformation progresses right in front of them.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025

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