How to Use antler in a Sentence

antler

noun
  • The antlers must be handed over to the state’s wildlife agency.
    Washington Post, 22 June 2017
  • Statewide, hunters could only take six deer, and only one could have antlers.
    Kaylee Remington, cleveland.com, 9 June 2017
  • Don't let the excitement of a big set of antlers get you in trouble.
    Steve Meyer, Alaska Dispatch News, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Staring back at him were two large male deer, each with a majestic set of antlers.
    Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2017
  • The material dug from the site was replete with bone, stone and antler tools.
    Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, 30 June 2017
  • The bucks spar with their hooves because their still-forming antlers are sensitive.
    Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 June 2017
  • The issue of moose taken illegally due to lack of antler spread isn't new.
    Steve Meyer, Alaska Dispatch News, 28 June 2017
  • The trenches would have been dug out using antler picks and wooden spades: tough, labor-intensive work.
    Emily Cleaver, Smithsonian, 6 July 2017
  • The trenches would have been dug out using antler picks and wooden spades: tough, labor-intensive work.
    Emily Cleaver, Smithsonian, 6 July 2017
  • The larger bull was defiant and was swinging his magnificent antlers from side to side.
    Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Some of the people around him sport deer-antler headdresses, and one tunicked fellow carries an oversized horn.
    Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 26 July 2017
  • The living room is bedecked with vintage floral wallpaper and features a wood-burning stove and one of the home’s two antler chandeliers.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The name buck moon comes from the antlers of male deer, or bucks, that are in full-growth mode during July, according to the Farmer's Almanac.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2024
  • Each of the 104 rustic guest rooms brings the outdoors inside, with handcrafted furnishings, taxidermy and antler chandeliers.
    Gabe Hartwig, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
  • In late spring, male deer start to grow new antlers, and these new antlers, coated in velvety fur, can be fully visible by July, according to the Farmers’ Almanac.
    Chantelle Lee, TIME, 19 July 2024
  • The antlers, wings, and body will be aglow with white lights.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Fold the bottom of the antlers back and glue behind the ears.
    Good Housekeeping, 8 Oct. 2018
  • His antlers had fine length, but the points were short and the head as a whole was light.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
  • The elk’s antlers had five points on one side and three on the other.
    Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Instead, each side of the antler forks near the base, then forks again in the rear and front.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Fall is when the male deer – the bucks – will rub their antlers on the smaller trees.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2023
  • My husband nailed a full rack of antlers to the fence about 5 years ago.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 28 June 2019
  • No red deer stags with crowned points or spike antlers.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
  • The idea that the antlers must be the last part out was an attempt to combat the problem.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The decor of their home would have to be described as modern antler.
    Charity Robey, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Deer grow antlers anew each spring, often at the rate of an inch per day.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Back in the woods, Lottie has her first vision since the crash: a deer with bloody antlers.
    Madison Feller, ELLE, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The impact of a big leap may help rattle an antler loose.
    Jason Tome, Outdoor Life, 17 Feb. 2021
  • In the fall, when the caribou’s antlers and meat were in their prime, hunters moved to the ridge to prepare for winter.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
  • For one, does are contributing half the antler DNA to buck fawns.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 22 Feb. 2021

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