beast of prey
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Powder to launch his projectile Spengler derives from the dogma "Man is a beast of prey."
From Time Magazine Archive
He looked toward the river, where the cauldron crouched like a glowering beast of prey.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
He growled in the back of his throat, like a beast of prey, angry and frustrated.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
No beast of prey could fit into that log, or reach beak, talon, fang, or claw deep enough to get at Abel where he planned to sleep.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
This feature of attaching the skeleton of a beast of prey was not always performed in the same way, as some of the tribes preferred to have it attached to their breasts.
From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis
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