Example Sentences

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Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, called the holiday shopping season “solid, but not spectacular,” saying consumers were hunting for bargains.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

They came up with a just-about-plausible explanation to relay back to the driver: The cabins were hunting lodges with drones used for tracking animals across large areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

They were hunting for Tokyo Rose, the owner of a voice that sought to sap military morale by spreading propaganda through countless scratchy Allied radios.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Police said two dogs had been seized but they were hunting two more American bulldog types.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

She knew Yedsha and Dobrynya worked for the tsar, and they were hunting the dragons in Zmeyreka.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack