hunted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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After being hunted to extinction a century ago, gray wolves are continuing their remarkable comeback story in California, with state wildlife officials reporting a modern record number of the apex predators.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Parker hunted for stocks that have correlations of 0.2 or lower to his AI basket—1 is perfectly correlated—and a gain of at least 10% in the past six months.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Males and females hunted together, groomed each other and went on patrols through the forest.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Many show marks consistent with cutting, breaking, and processing, similar to the way animals were hunted and prepared for food.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
I wanted to weep, but all that left my lips were the desperate groans of a hunted animal.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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