How to Use harem in a Sentence

harem

noun

• We were given the stink eye by a bull moose and his harem.
  — Jan Ostroff, Philly.com, 28 May 2017
• The buck was pacing the edges of the harem, keeping the does in some order that seemed to make sense to him, as a sheep dog would a band of ewes.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 14 Nov. 2020
• But the hippo harem lifestyle means that females stay close to home.
  — Steve Mirsky, Scientific American, 13 July 2018
• At some point, a smaller riad was annexed to the larger one and used as a harem.
  — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
• Aaron Sorkin was watching in his posh pad with a harem that included Olivia Munn.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2021
• Comfort is key in its dresses, tops, yoga and harem pants.
  — Helen Wolt, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 May 2017
• The image is that of young preppy sultans in a harem of Junior Leaguers.
  — William Stadiem, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2016
• The image is that of young preppy sultans in a harem of Junior Leaguers.
  — William Stadiem, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2016
• Sneaking up on a pronghorn buck that’s trying to keep his harem in order is fun in the way that fifth-grade dodgeball was fun.
  — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 14 Nov. 2020
• An action-adventure romance set in a harem at the beginning of the end of the Mughal Empire.
  — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 22 July 2019
• The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.
  — National Geographic, 17 June 2020
• Bosses who treat their workplaces as their harems are, among other things, lazy.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2017
• Poiret’s aesthetic was more aligned with the languor of a fictional harem.
  — Vogue, 30 Jan. 2018
• Dominant bull elk require a harem of females, ranging from 5 to 90 at a time.
  — Fox News, 21 May 2022
• So there is this fascination with the idea of an Oriental harem.
  — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• Her wavy brown locks went perfect with the glittery harem pants and silver accessories.
  — Teryn Payne, Teen Vogue, 27 Aug. 2017
• Koresh also maintained a harem of women and girls, some as young as 12, and sired at least a dozen children.
  — Paul Renfro, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2023
• Claiming no favorites, Zeffirelli once likened himself to a sultan with a harem of three: film, theater and opera.
  — Colleen Barry, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2019
• During the fall rut period, elk are highly social and stay in large harem groups out in open areas.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2019
• On shore, a group of females, officially known as a harem, was clustered; one flipped sand onto her body to keep cool.
  — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
• Locals in Wiseman offered that this musk ox might be a lone bull driven from the rest by a more dominant one who stayed north with his harem.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2022
• Amenhotep did build a harem, but his relationship with Tiye was different from the start.
  — National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2020
• This family needs time to bond and figure their harem dynamics out.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2021
• Stewart, who is also a Chanel spokesmodel, was dressed in white sheer Chanel harem pants and crop top from the recent resort collection.
  — Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2014
• Making a mental note of the bull’s location and the number of cows in its harem, Van Ballenberghe sets down his binoculars.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Oct. 2022
• Archie was named for the Arches National Park near Moab and will eventually go to another zoo to start his own harem.
  — Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 June 2021
• Angelo Donghia to set up that fabulous harem tent [in his early showroom, above].
  — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 11 May 2021
• For instance, if there are several animals in the area, maybe a bull elk and a harem of cows, there may be hoof prints running haphazardly.
  — Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 15 Jan. 2020
• Striped skunks are polygamous, with some males having a harem of several females.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 27 Oct. 2020
• Some odd-nosed monkeys still form harems, but aren’t territorial.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 June 2023

Last Updated: 6 Oct 2024