How to Use bobcat in a Sentence

bobcat

noun
  • The woodchuck reared up and met the bobcat’s rush head-on.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Cars and trucks take a toll of at least one bobcat a week, Ruszczyk said.
    Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Now bobcat sightings are on the rise here in the Valley.
    courant.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The heaviest bobcat wins the grand prize, but there is a catch.
    Matt Williams, Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Kristi screamed, as a small bobcat lunged and pounced at her back in their driveway.
    Janine Puhak, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The bobcat was then safely returned to the wild, the sheriff’s office said.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The next day Sadie, a bobcat wearing a radio collar, was found dead in a wash.
    Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Body camera footage shows that the bobcat was removed from the car around 10 p.m. local time.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • This is the second bobcat within the program to be killed within a week.
    Camila Pedrosa, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The area is also home to bighorn sheep, mountain lions and bobcats, as well as the Inyo rock daisy.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • That 150-pound elk calf turned into meals for not only the cougar but also bear, bobcat, and birds.
    Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The bobcat stared out at me, her visage grim and determined.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • There will be thrills and tears, goals that blow your mind, and of course a few untouched players writhing on the turf as if they have been mauled by a bobcat.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Kristi can be heard screaming as the bobcat springs into view and jumps onto her, video showed.
    Wilson Wong, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2021
  • After a few stops in between the bobcats, parrots and deer, my last trip was to the bear exhibit.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The ocelot is a midsize cat — larger than a house cat but smaller than a bobcat, according to the zoo.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The next morning the bobcat returned to cache uneaten eggs in the ground to consume at a later date.
    New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022
  • While about the size of a bobcat, Diegoaelurus didn’t have the domed head–related to a bigger brain–that cats do, and the face of the Eocene predator would have been longer.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The leader and two other adults at the expedition killed the bobcat.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 2 July 2023
  • And a band of wild horses, flocks of turkeys, a lone bobcat, countless bison.
    Rachel Levin, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Video of the bobcat was posted to the Conway Community page to warn others to watch their kids and pets.
    FOX 35 Orlando, 16 Oct. 2020
  • In life, the carnivore was about the size of a bobcat and probably behaved like a civet or fossa.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2023
  • That might be the main reason the bobcat survived its adventure.
    New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The 46-second clip cuts out after Happy appears to pull out a small handgun as the bobcat runs away.
    Wilson Wong, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2021
  • While hiking earlier that week, the husband and wife snapped a photo of a bobcat.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022
  • The bobcat did not appear happy about getting dragged out of its hiding place.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • To discourage a bobcat: Scare the bobcat off with loud noises or spray with a garden hose.
    Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Johnson County parks staff spotted two bobcats last week on the south side of Shawnee Mission Park.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Adult deer can be killed by coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, bears, and wolves.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 31 Aug. 2023
  • This bobcat was photographed in the San Rafael Valley in southeast Arizona.
    AZCentral.com, 15 Apr. 2021

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