: one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
also
: a branch of an antler
Examples of antler in a Sentence
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Jim Bath came home to discover his dog chewing on one of these antlers.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2024
The brothers had been antler shed hunting in the area.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Naturally shed elk antlers on the back of the mantelpiece and simple Fraser fir garland will certainly do the trick.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024
Sure there’s some secondary breeding happening, and bucks are still banging antlers and posturing to prove who’s boss.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
The droid’s rogue appearance at the end of the film — having gone full animal-cult with a set of antlers, seriously — hints at a more active role in Part Two: The Scargiver, due in April.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
The parents, both wearing ornate jewelry on their antlers, are proud.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
Michael Cole chalked it up to Valhalla not wearing antlers.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
In November 2023, residents in Pennsylvania called the Bethel Park Police Department so often about a deer that appeared to have a net stuck in its antlers that the police released a statement about the animal.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2024
The brothers had been antler shed hunting in the area.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Naturally shed elk antlers on the back of the mantelpiece and simple Fraser fir garland will certainly do the trick.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024
Sure there’s some secondary breeding happening, and bucks are still banging antlers and posturing to prove who’s boss.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
The droid’s rogue appearance at the end of the film — having gone full animal-cult with a set of antlers, seriously — hints at a more active role in Part Two: The Scargiver, due in April.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
The parents, both wearing ornate jewelry on their antlers, are proud.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
Michael Cole chalked it up to Valhalla not wearing antlers.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
In November 2023, residents in Pennsylvania called the Bethel Park Police Department so often about a deer that appeared to have a net stuck in its antlers that the police released a statement about the animal.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Antler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antler. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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