prowl
verb (used without object)
to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
has prowled
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present perfectof prowl (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Cherry Glazerr, the Los Angeles indie-rock trio led by the 19-year-old singer and guitarist Clementine Creevy, has prowled around punk, garage-rock and post-punk in songs that can be blunt or sarcastic.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2016
A mountain lion known as P-22 has prowled the Hollywood Hills for some time and gained further fame after gorging itself on a koala named Killarney at Los Angeles Zoo last month.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2016
“The Lion King”, based on a Disney film, has prowled on Broadway since 1997.
From Economist ● May 2, 2013
Where Jagger has prowled the jungle of Hello! and Hollywood like a predator, Rupert Everett has survived, sort of, with an odd combination of sharp teeth, bright eyes, and amazing plumage.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2012
"Because the Three Bar needs a man that has prowled this country and gathered a few points about what's going on," he returned.
From The Settling of the Sage by Hal G. (Hal George) Evarts
