How to Use hunting in a Sentence

hunting

noun
  • She likes to go hunting.
  • The law prohibits the hunting of migratory birds.
  • His hobbies include hunting and fishing.
  • The act of that song is two guys bird hunting, but the song isn’t about that.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Bruce Boolowon of the 1st Scouts, just 20 years old, had to stop egg hunting.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • No more hunting for the music app in the long list of open apps.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Jack didn't have a French hunting license, so the hunt was out of the question.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • My hunting knife did duty at meal time as well as in the field.
    Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
  • That wasn’t even the priciest hunting license sold at what’s called the Sheep Show.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In some photos, a pamphlet for a Creative XP hunting scope pokes out of the top of the frame.
    Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
  • This move could lead to future hunting of the bear in the states of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
    Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Here’s how to go turkey hunting in the wind and punch your tag anyway.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2024
  • After a while, Conover starts hunting for some cheap land of his own.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Get to Know Your Oaks For starters, learn the dominant oak species in your hunting area(s).
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 July 2023
  • If food is hard to find, the thinking goes, the birds need to travel for better hunting.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The rest of their time was spent in a hunting lodge at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The two wolves have since spent their time hunting, sleeping and covering a lot of ground.
    Dawn Stover, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Watch out for the alert in your email and online portal – and happy hunting (for tax breaks).
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Polar bears are spending more and more time on land, Abrahms said, as their hunting grounds on the ice shrink.
    Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The boy is a twin and loves baseball, hunting and fishing, Gardner said.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Some would-be buyers have paused their house hunting plans due to higher rates and prices.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Loebe’s owned a dozen horses over three decades of elk hunting in high country.
    Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 12 Nov. 2022
  • She’s done extensive reading on the region, and the hunting guides are charmed by her.
    Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • Texas has the most hunting license holders this year of any state with 1.17 million.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The good news is deer hunting is as safe as it's ever been in Wisconsin.
    Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The beach is part of the hunting area frequented by sharks, which is why attacks are so prevalent.
    Nina Derwin, Redbook, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Egg hunt: Free event at 5 p.m. March 20 with egg hunting, a petting zoo, jumpers, crafts and face painting.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
  • If Morant had posted a video of himself at a gun range or hunting, there would be nothing to speak of.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2023
  • This way of hunting is so popular that entire events are hosted around the theme.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Educators will talk about the habits of gray squirrels and fox squirrels and discuss hunting tactics.
    Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024

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