Example Sentences

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As Apple plays the tortoise role—slow and steady wins the race—the sprint between the two hares is what’s captivating investors.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Musk oxen and snowshoe hares inhabit the base perimeter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

The comparison concluded that bones from red foxes; bobcats, mountain lions, lynx or the American cheetah; and hares or rabbits were used to make needles at the LaPrele site.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Caught in the cross hares: "I was rewarded by the sight of these beautiful snow white mountain hares after an arduous climb up a munro," says Sarah Thurlbeck.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024

As Mal and Christopher jogged to keep up with him, a herd of hares, all with shining gold horns, came lolloping up to them.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell