How to Use raptor in a Sentence

raptor

noun

• The best part of the movie, for me, was at the end, when the raptor eats Meryl Streep.
  — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2022
• Length: 6 miles round trip (to the raptor nest tree and back).
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
• The plate is even made to look like it has been scraped by a raptor.
  — Caroline Judelson, Fox News, 3 July 2018
• Raptors coach Dwane Casey said when the trade was made.
  — Tim Reynolds, The Seattle Times, 2 July 2017
• The raptor is said to be one of the fastest of the world’s creatures, able to reach more than 240 mph in a dive.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
• This huge, black raptor-like bird has a bare head and neck.
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2022
• The peregrines are small for a raptor but, in a stoop, can reach 200 miles per hour.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2021
• Then bring it to the World Center for Birds of Prey and get in free to see the raptor and the rest of the collection.
  — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 12 Mar. 2018
• In fact, video from years past have caught the two raptors in gruesome fights.
  — National Geographic, 13 June 2017
• The slumping Raptors ended a two-game skid and won for just the third time in 11 games.
  — The Associated Press, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2017
• The new gym features the school’s logo, a raptor, on the court and locker rooms.
  — Kathleen McWilliams, courant.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• But these days, the gulls must also keep an eye out for the sharp-clawed raptors roaming the skies.
  — Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2019
• The raptor swivels its wings, eyes locked on the water below.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
• Killing one raptor, the report said, can result in six months in jail and a $5,000 fine.
  — Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
• Hardy Lake will join at 11 a.m. and give a live raptor program.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2024
• The regal raptor has long been a symbol of the country.
  — John Molseed, Twin Cities, 22 June 2024
• Take a kayaking tour and get a glimpse of the shorebirds, raptors and turtles.
  — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• One of the raptor’s wings was injured, and the tip of his upper beak was broken off.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
• The raptor fluttered from the gloved palm of a birder and into the woods of Ruth Arcand Park.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2022
• These tiny raptors weigh in at 1.5 to 2.5 ounces and seven to eight inches in length.
  — cincinnati.com, 3 Dec. 2019
• The onlookers just watched the raptor try to pick off a duckling and run afoul of the mother duck.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
• Cross-country skiers were warned to watch out for the angry raptor.
  — Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• The first half focuses on the raptor paddock and stays mostly close to the ground.
  — Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2021
• The owl is still under the care of the raptor center and has a long healing journey ahead.
  — Dallas News, 20 Dec. 2022
• Owls and other rare raptors may cost twice that amount.
  — Alexandra Marvar, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2020
• The pitch range was very similar to that of two kinds of raptors known to nest in the area, Eurasian kestrels and sparrow hawks.
  — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
• In the area of the wind farm, raptors were around four times less common than in other areas.
  — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 6 Nov. 2018
• Fall is the best time to visit Yellowstone to see bears, elk, and raptors.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
• Pilot projects have even tested the use of raptors to catch rodents.
  — Bydina Fine Maron, science.org, 10 July 2024
• Her team will now work with the county’s raptor center to bring injured birds to them, providing 24/7 coverage to rescue raptors.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024