hunted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Naturalist Stephen Boyes believes massive elephants live undetected on a remote plateau in Angola; they’d be descendants of a giant pachyderm hunted and killed 70 years ago that now resides in the Smithsonian.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Unlike missile launchers, which because of their size and signature can be hunted down by U.S. and Israeli aircraft, Shaheds are easily concealed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
During the Early Cretaceous period, when it lived, small carnivorous dinosaurs hunted in the same ecosystems.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
Once hunted to extinction in France, wolves began crossing over from Italy after gaining protected status under the 1979 Bern Convention.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
“Although,” said Irian, “their definition of treasure varies. There’s people who’ve hunted the carbuncles for months and dug up a rat’s tail and three fish heads.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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