Example Sentences

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Brooke told the lawmakers, “I would feel more safe wearing blaze pink than fluorescent orange when I am hunting in autumn.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2018

‘I came out of the North. I am hunting Orcs.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

"I am hunting for the heiress of a Dutchman named Gobseck—it is the same name with a transposition of consonants."

From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de

She has been looked upon in court circles as the prospective bride of the adventurous cousin I am hunting for.

From Green Fancy by McCutcheon, George Barr

“I am hunting, and strange game too,” said he.

From The Water-Babies by Kingsley, Charles