How to Use cheetah in a Sentence

cheetah

noun
  • Gray suede and cheetah print mixed with white and gold.
    BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2021
  • The roar of a lion, the speed of a cheetah or the chameleon’s ability to blend in?
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • Nick, a 10-year-old cheetah and the first of his species to be born at SCBI, sired the litter.
    Megan Marples, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021
  • It’s as stealthy as a leopard and as fast as a cheetah.
    A-LIST, 18 Feb. 2017
  • Question 7 of 10 A cheetah’s two dark tear marks give it an edge in the wild.
    Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The cheetah is the world’s fastest animal and can reach a speed of up to 70 miles an hour.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 July 2022
  • The cub’s father is a four-year-old male cheetah named Scott.
    Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Miss Kitty is a black Chihuahua mix who races around the yard at the speed of a cheetah.
    Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
  • Their dad, Nick, was the first cheetah born at the breeding center in 2010.
    Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Rachel is watching a cheetah be best friends with a dog.
    Drew Goins, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
  • Listen, there’s a cheetah who is best friends with a dog.
    Rachel Manteuffel, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
  • The zoo has been developing the plans for the cheetah run since 2015.
    Maia Anderson, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2019
  • Willie Davis ran from first and third like a cheetah, all grace and blinding speed.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2021
  • There could be a cheetah around the corner waiting to get us.
    Clay Skipper, GQ, 1 Mar. 2018
  • His brothers can still be found at Phoenix Zoo in the cheetah habitat along the Africa Trail.
    The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Perhaps your eye is drawn to the tall and graceful giraffe or the sly cheetah.
    Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2019
  • The sled arrives on its side, like a cheetah that has fallen asleep.
    Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Both Asiatic and African cheetahs are the fastest land mammals in the world.
    Saryn Chorney, PEOPLE.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • To pass the time, these cheetahs start talking about the wife and kids, and the upcoming tourist season.
    Joe Fassler, The Atlantic, 31 May 2018
  • In a rare encounter, a lone male cheetah is set upon by a pack of African wild dogs.
    Johnny Simon, Quartz, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Kennedy transferred out of the South African field area last year to move to the park’s cheetah breeding center.
    Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 May 2017
  • The first episode goes underground with meerkats, across plains with cheetahs and above the trees with a chimpanzee in Cameroon.
    Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The floor of the primary bedroom is painted in the same cheetah pattern as the stairs.
    USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • Gizelle comes over to help coach her — and of course shows up wearing a cheetah-print jumpsuit.
    Jessica D. Evans, baltimoresun.com, 30 May 2017
  • Crisp enough to hold a point, spotted like a cheetah with char, but not overdone.
    Fortune, 22 Sep. 2019
  • Look at that, as graceful as a gazelle fleeing from a cheetah.
    Breanna Edwards, The Root, 18 May 2018
  • The cheetah was running straight toward me full tilt (well over 60 mph!).
    Vivek Sunder, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • By design, the Chiefs didn’t block the Browns end because a cheetah should outflank an end.
    Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The machine cheetah reaches speeds of 30 miles per hour.
    CBS News, 17 July 2017
  • The trackers plugged in data on a herd of roan antelope, then a single male cheetah.
    Bydimitri Selibas, science.org, 13 June 2024

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