hunted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Flamingos had been hunted almost to extinction by 1900, thanks to an international plume trade that valued their feathers higher per ounce than gold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
The quartet hunted as a pack, with the awkward O'Rourke impressive.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Growing to around 1 meter in length, the fish was likely an ambush predator that hunted smaller animals in freshwater systems.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Humans once hunted humpbacks to the edge of extinction, but their numbers have rebounded in recent decades.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
As mentioned, I had hunted when I was young, trapping and killing many animals.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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