How to Use lynx in a Sentence

lynx

noun

• Cipriano smacked his snow shovel to the ground in front of the lynx.
  — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2021
• And so the lynx, gone for 1,300 years, may have to wait just a little longer.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
• These two lynx were just flying around up in the trees.
  — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 28 Mar. 2018
• Oh, look, over there, that lynx is about to pounce and rip out my heart!
  — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 27 July 2023
• Whales, puffins, lynx and moose also find places to bed down for the night.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Nov. 2019
• When the white tiger was imperilled by the lynx, some turtles and sheep flew to the tiger’s aid.
  — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
• There are signs that the campaign to save the lynx is gaining traction.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 16 June 2017
• There are signs that the campaign to save the lynx is gaining traction.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 June 2017
• From lavender to lynx and calliopes to cranes, you’ll never be bored in the ’Boo.
  — Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2022
• This species of lynx is the most widespread feline in Canada.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2022
• Whenever a lynx rested on a plate, the bugs feasted through the mesh.
  — Yao-Hua Law, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2015
• Litio, a four-year-old Iberian lynx, had been spotted on the outskirts of Barcelona on May 29.
  — Fox News, 7 June 2018
• Bobcats are the only type of lynx found in the United States and Mexico.
  — The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
• On that hunt, the major game killed included a rhino and lynx.
  — Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 9 July 2020
• There are three types of lynxes other than the bobcat: the Canadian lynx, the Iberian lynx and the Eurasian lynx.
  — Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
• The three-month-old Canada lynx has been cared for by his mother out of public view since his May 12 birth.
  — Zekriah Chaudhry, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2019
• Turned out, the man was a fur farmer; Baskin and Don came back from that trip with 56 bobcat and lynx kittens — everything the farmer had for sale.
  — Rachel Nuwer, Longreads, 10 Mar. 2020
• The agency said the new closure would provide refuge for wildlife like mountain goats, lynx and wolverines.
  — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• Specialty predators such as lynx will move, but some won’t make it.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Dec. 2020
• Four European brown bears, five wolves, two Eurasian lynx and two wolverines will make their home at Bear Wood.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 23 July 2019
• Canada lynx Matilda gave birth to three kittens on May 19.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2022
• Unlike lynx, mountain lions don’t have long fur around their paws, so the tracks will be quite distinct.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024
• The Iberian lynx, the world’s most endangered wildcat species, once numbered fewer than 200 in the wild.
  — Yao-Hua Law, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2015
• Elk, moose, gray wolves, Canada lynx and the diminutive northern bog lemming (weighing in at a mere ounce) live here.
  — Alexis Marie Adams, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
• Eurasian lynx thrive on the continent, but Britain’s were hunted to extinction in the Middle Ages.
  — Griff Witte, Washington Post, 22 July 2017
• In the early 2000s, extinction seemed inevitable for the Iberian lynx.
  — Helena Amante, Smithsonian, 8 Oct. 2019
• Also spotted were Eurasian lynx, wolves and several avian and bat species.
  — Fox News, 30 Oct. 2019
• Paris Saint Germain’s mascot, a lynx in a blue jersey, took pictures with fans waiting to play.
  — Ian Cohen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 July 2017
• Grizzlies, lynx, and wolverines sniff and scratch through 800-year-old larch and some of the largest western hemlock, western red cedar, and Engelmann spruce in the valley.
  — Laura Yale, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
• This initiative would allow bobcats, lynx and mountain lions to be killed if they are deemed a threat to human life, livestock or property.
  — USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024