How to Use scat in a Sentence

scat

noun

• Joanie adding a hint of scat, as the song builds to its climax.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2020
• These look like beaver scat, but don’t judge a book by its cover etc etc etc!
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2021
• Schaller glimpses a snow leopard, but in two months Matthiessen sees only tracks and scat and the remnants of their kills.
  — Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2020
• The 39-year-old woman was found dead on Friday in Durango, and bear scat and hair was found at the scene.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 4 May 2021
• As a result, the appearance of bear scat can vary greatly from month to month.
  — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 29 Nov. 2023
• On the way down, Kiefer took another fall and also spotted a large amount of bear scat in a field.
  — Morgan Winsor and Anthony Kane, ABC News, 18 June 2021
• Evidence of wolves in the Grand Marais area — tracks and scat — is common and sometimes appears even in town.
  — Pam Louwagie, Star Tribune, 19 Jan. 2021
• The S’mores Clusters last month were more like elk scat, and these Snacky Clusters are smaller, so maybe a mountain goat.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 28 June 2023
• Prepare to have a soulful and scat-tastic earworm playing in your head all day, TV fans.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• Other signs include the tracks, slides, which are trails left by the beaver's dragging tail, along with scat, food caches, scent mounds and the motherlode: a beaver lodge, den or dam.
  — Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2021
• At Green Lakes, rangers reported seeing montane fox, fresh bear scat, and fresh elk tracks over the summer.
  — oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2021
• Shooby was a novelty act, no doubt, and his scat singing attempted to replicate the sound of a jazz trumpet.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 21 Dec. 2022
• Find tracks and scat first, and determine if there is enough cover for concealment.
  — Toby Walrath, Outdoor Life, 25 Jan. 2021
• Others look for signs of scat, or feces, that might indicate the presence of the animal and what it’s been eating.
  — Eric Niiler, Wired, 10 Jan. 2022
• Always be aware of your surroundings and look for signs of bear activity such as tracks or bear scat.
  — Cameron Evans, Outdoor Life, 6 July 2023
• Half of all plant species rely on animals to scatter their seeds through hitchhiking in scat, fur, or beaks.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2022
• My dad always joked that grizzly scat contains hikers’ bear bells.
  — Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2022
• Brzeski is now in possession of more than 200 scat samples submitted to her lab by MWC.
  — Ret Talbot, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
• There will be an introduction to spotting animal tracks and scat, and the group will be keeping their eyes peeled along the way for signs of animal life.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022
• At the end of the song, Ye’s language becomes almost inchoate, like scat or the communication attempts of a child just learning to use their words.
  — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022
• Trying to imitate Fitzgerald's amazing scat singing will get your own tongues into a twist.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2020
• Death has been hovering over Yellowstone all season like flies over trail scat.
  — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 4 Jan. 2023
• Floating above propulsive drums, the crystalline thumb-piano melody is light as a lullaby, joined by a gentle vocal scat.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2022
• If someone sees tracks in the mud, or suspects scat to be from one of the mammals of interest, Westrich said, that information should be submitted as well.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
• The quartet brought unique fusion of funk, soul and 1940s-style jazz, scat and pop to their act, often dressing in a retro style that resembled their forerunners the Andrews Sisters.
  — CBS News, 9 June 2020
• Dung beetles cut the crap by feasting on it: adults lay eggs in manure, and the baby beetles feed on the scrumptious scat, devouring an entire pile within 48 hours.
  — Patrick Morgan, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2011
• Next, wildlife officials hope to get a sample of the wolverine’s saliva, scat or hair to conduct genetic testing.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2023
• In the wolves’ scat, the researchers found DNA from nearly 40 different species including snowy owls, porcupines, halibut, and sperm whales.
  — Byjack Tamisiea, science.org, 23 Jan. 2023
• Examining bear scat is also a great way to determine what foods a bear has been targeting.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023
• Fish and Wildlife biologists have confirmed through field work and genetic analysis of scat that a black male wolf replaced OR-7’s son last year as the pack’s breeding male.
  — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 6 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024