How to Use mountain lion in a Sentence
mountain lion
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The mountain lion was between the Deputies and the subject on the ground.
— Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024 -
Rangers deemed the mountain lion a threat to the public.
— Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024 -
At the base of the cliffs lived a mountain lion named F47 and her three kittens.
— Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2021 -
The mountain lion will be sent to a zoo, the Oakland Zoo said.
— Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 June 2022 -
At one point, the mountain lion hissed and charged with her claws out at Burgess.
— Christopher Brito, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2020 -
That mountain lion one, that's the one that is a running joke.
— Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 2 July 2024 -
The mountain lion ran back up the trail toward her young.
— Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2020 -
There seem to be two high-odds ways to get a good look at a wild mountain lion out West.
— The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 June 2020 -
How could his son get dragged by a mountain lion and come away with clean shoes?
— Leyton Cassidy, Longreads, 7 May 2024 -
Fun fact: The zoo was founded with just two deer and two mountain lions in 1888.
— Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 June 2024 -
What’s next for P-22, the world’s most famous and beloved mountain lion?
— New York Times, 4 May 2022 -
The first night there was a mountain lion that officers seen that walked by the car.
— CBS News, 22 Jan. 2022 -
An adult mountain lion has been sighted near the 800 block of West Olive.
— Jake Sheridan, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2020 -
The area has deer, elk, black bear, wild turkeys and mountain lion.
— Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022 -
The third time was definitely not the charm — at least for the mountain lion.
— David Tarrant, Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2020 -
No, wolves do not cache their kills like mountain lions do.
— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 23 Aug. 2023 -
The mountain lion had a tracker from the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife.
— Alejandro Serrano, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2020 -
Such was the story of his sighting of a mountain lion one morning, over on the East Side.
— Rick Bass, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023 -
Over the last several months, mountain lion sightings have been on the rise across the Bay Area.
— CBS News, 19 Oct. 2021 -
Not so long ago, most ranchers kept a pack of dogs to deal with the mountain lions that preyed on their livestock.
— Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024 -
Eight feet away, a massive female mountain lion crouched in a tree while the dogs jumped and clawed at its trunk.
— The Editors, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022 -
The cat, though, is just 25 pounds, bigger than a house cat, but smaller than a mountain lion.
— Ed Lavandera, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023 -
The woman closest to the mountain lion tried to back away, but the animal leaped at her.
— Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022 -
In the clip, Bole's dog looks out at the mountain lion standing near the patio furniture on the other side of the glass.
— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 6 Dec. 2021 -
The family rushed outside with flashlights in search of Rocky, though the mountain lion was still on the loose.
— Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 3 Nov. 2021 -
But the mountain lion clawed at his midsection leading the 18-year-old to lose his grip.
— Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024 -
Once the mountain lion ran away, deputies raced to the older brother, but he was found deceased.
— Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2024 -
The state has recorded three mountain lion bites and six or seven bear bites, Foy said.
— Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 13 Dec. 2020 -
Hemmed in by freeways, he is believed to be the only mountain lion in the area, with no females to take as a mate.
— Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2022 -
Do not run from a lion because running may stimulate a mountain lion's instinct to chase.
— Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
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