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
• 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
• 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
• Hardy Lake will join at 11 a.m. and give a live raptor program.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2024
• 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
• That’s how much was paid for the skeleton of a raptor at a Christie’s auction Thursday in New York.
  — Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 13 May 2022
• Utah is rife with dinosaurs, but this super-sized raptor seems to be a cut above.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2020
• In a longer 90-minute session, a second raptor is flown.
  — Washington Post, 11 June 2018
• The raptor will tell you where the thermals — the uplifting air currents — are.
  — Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 23 Nov. 2018
• The entire trip can take more than two months, depending on the raptor species.
  — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2022
• The raptor saw a potential meal on the open field below and set its wings in descent.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2021
• In Davis' mind, there’s no question that a raptor was involved.
  — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 13 June 2018
• And a variety of raptor species — hawks and their kin — use fresh mistletoe sprigs to line their nests.
  — Rachel Ehrenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2020
• Among most species of raptors, the larger female incubates the eggs and defends the nest while the smaller male hunts for prey.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024

Last Updated: 17 Sep 2024