How to Use bobcat in a Sentence

bobcat

noun
  • The woodchuck reared up and met the bobcat’s rush head-on.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Don't worry, the stuffed bobcat on the wall won't bite.
    Kelley Ferro, Esquire, 13 Oct. 2015
  • Cars and trucks take a toll of at least one bobcat a week, Ruszczyk said.
    Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Its tail, on the other hand, was more of a bobcat vibe.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Now bobcat sightings are on the rise here in the Valley.
    courant.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The heaviest bobcat wins the grand prize, but there is a catch.
    Matt Williams, Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Off to the right, on the far bank of the Lake Apopka canal, poised in fighting stances — paws raised, were two bobcats.
    Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Kristi screamed, as a small bobcat lunged and pounced at her back in their driveway.
    Janine Puhak, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Jacobs was one of five Bobcats to finish on the podium in the Class 1 meet.
    Kansascity, kansascity.com, 26 May 2017
  • The area is covered in deep brush filled with insects, snakes, bobcats and bears.
    Kelly Kazek, AL.com, 18 July 2017
  • The bobcat emblem was a clue that led to Phil Campbell High School, 75 miles away.
    Southern Living, 12 July 2011
  • The bobcat emblem was a clue that led to Phil Campbell High School, 75 miles away.
    Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • The bobcat was his pet and was found surrounded by cat toys.
    Howard Ludwig, Daily Southtown, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The video shows foxes, deer, bears and a bobcat wandering the park.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020
  • On Thursday, a bobcat jumped the fence in his yard to get to the family's chickens.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
  • The site is a source of water for deer, javelina, coyote and bobcat.
    Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
  • To open the second half, the Bobcats scored three straight goals to take the two-goal lead when Henry fed Lexi Strobel.
    Katherine Dunn, baltimoresun.com, 24 May 2017
  • The bobcat was then safely returned to the wild, the sheriff’s office said.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The next day Sadie, a bobcat wearing a radio collar, was found dead in a wash.
    Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Videos of bears playing in a creek and a bobcat giving birth on a roof rack up thousands of views.
    Alyssa Lukpat, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Body camera footage shows that the bobcat was removed from the car around 10 p.m. local time.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • This is the second bobcat within the program to be killed within a week.
    Camila Pedrosa, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The forests and wetlands along the river are filled with animals from frogs to bobcats.
    Ian James, azcentral, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The forests and wetlands along the river are filled with animals from snakes to bobcats.
    Ian James, azcentral, 14 Mar. 2020
  • Bobcat badge Its new all-girl den will work on the first few requirements of the bobcat badge, Clark said.
    Jane Ford-Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Of the three wildcats native to Wisconsin, the bobcat is the smallest.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2019
  • Florida panthers and bobcats are the only two wild cat species found in the state.
    Amanda Jackson, CNN, 20 Aug. 2019
  • The area is also home to bighorn sheep, mountain lions and bobcats, as well as the Inyo rock daisy.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Big cats on the ballot Colorado’s Initiative 91 would ban hunting and trapping of mountain lions, bobcats and lynx in the state.
    Rebecca Niemiec, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The ban, which would protect mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx, only targets hunting for sport, not sustenance.
    Byhannah Richter, science.org, 1 Nov. 2024

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