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
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
He growled in the back of his throat, like a beast of prey, angry and frustrated.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
Sometimes the tramping of timid deer, attracted by the waning light of our watch-fire, or some roving beast of prey, attracted by the savory vapors of our evening meal, startle us from our slumbers.
From Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick by John S. Springer
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