How to Use mountain lion in a Sentence

mountain lion

noun

• The mountain lion was between the Deputies and the subject on the ground.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 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
• That mountain lion one, that's the one that is a running joke.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 2 July 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• After the mountain lion died, the hunter posed for a photo with his arms wrapped around the dead animal.
  — Washington Post, 17 May 2021
• Is it being stalked by a mountain lion or chased by a grizzly bear?
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2022
• Rocky, the smallest of Padres' two dogs, eventually chased the mountain lion out of the backyard and up a hill.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 3 Nov. 2021
• Five times the size of Central Park, and home to a solitary mountain lion, Griffith brings a tinge of wilderness to the urban sprawl.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021
• The older mountain lion was a female who birthed cubs in October 2020 and part of a study.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2021
• Advertisement In a Facebook post, Mark Rulon, founder of the rescue, said the mountain lion jumped on the dog and would not let go.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
• Its members want to prohibit the hunting and trapping of mountain lions, bobcats and lynx.
  — Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 31 July 2024

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024