How to Use impala in a Sentence

impala

noun

• There were white elk and eland, impala and Arabian oryx.
  — Manny Fernandez, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
• No rancher likes to think of their cows sharing space with a lion, or even an impala.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 13 Aug. 2019
• Wild dogs are beautiful in a brutal, be-glad-you’re-not-an-impala sort of way.
  — New York Times, 20 June 2022
• The Cape buffalo guard the savanna, while the impalas and waterbucks graze among the trees.
  — Alex Shoumatoff, Smithsonian, 29 Mar. 2017
• Like a couple of ostriches and a herd of impala who crowded next to the fence overlooking the carvers' work area.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2019
• Animals with bony growths known as horns—rhinos, rams, impala—tend to grow them young and keep them their whole life.
  — Jason Bittel, Smithsonian, 12 June 2017
• Someone called Sipho to tell him that there was a hyena and some wild dogs eating an impala from that viewpoint.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 10 Sep. 2022
• Herds of zebra and impala and kudu, springbok and steenbok and oryx graze on carpets of desert grasses.
  — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2018
• Cheetahs are one of the only animals that can take down an impala.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2019
• This leopard is about to enjoy a meal of impala while a hyena waits patiently—or not—to claim the leftovers.
  — Ralph P. Stuart, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2020
• Herds of kudu, impala, zebras and springbok cautiously tiptoed to quench their thirst, mindful of the predators in the bush.
  — charlotteobserver, 27 Oct. 2017
• But the feline predators still have to account for the speed of their prey—in this case an impala, which can zigzag at upwards of 80 kilometers (50 miles) per hour.
  — Popular Science, 13 May 2020
• For a snake that can grow to 20 feet and swallow an impala whole, even a large litter of Lycaon pictus pups would barely rate as an amuse-bouche.
  — Natalie Angier, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2019
• Following a scenic-view breakfast alongside a pack of impalas the next morning, our group left for the Zungulila bushcamp.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
• First came the herbivores: elephants, impalas, buffaloes, and more.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2019
• But the feline predators still have to account for the speed of their prey—in this case an impala (Aepyceros melampus), which can zigzag at upwards of 80 kilometers (50 miles) per hour.
  — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 11 May 2020
• Your guide drives you alongside zebras and wildebeests and herd after herd of impalas, the hot-supermodel versions of deer.
  — Caity Weaver, GQ, 8 Feb. 2018
• If your countermeasure makes the lion attack an impala instead of you, or if your burglar alarm makes the burglar rob the house next door instead of yours, that's a win for you.
  — Bruce Schneier, WIRED, 31 May 2007
• The elephants were slow to make an appearance that morning, but the kudus, impalas, baboons, warthogs, Cape buffalos, and hippos were not at all put off by the rain, nor were the countless species of birds.
  — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
• Enjoy three days on safari here, looking for big cats, giraffes, oryx, rare black-faced impalas, and endemic birds like the bare-cheeked babbler.
  — National Geographic, 15 Sep. 2019
• The leopard and impala were taken by Paul Schexnayder, and the hyena was donated by Jim Shockey.
  — Ralph P. Stuart, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2020
• The vintage taxidermy pieces are startling: Visitors are met by an impala in the dining room, while a brace of flamingos and peacocks flutters feathers in the living room.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2019
• South African media reported that two giraffes and six impalas had been slaughtered and skinned as part of the ritual preparations.
  — Reuters, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
• But being scrappy means leopards are also more athletic—a leopard can quickly haul an impala up a tree, for instance.
  — National Geographic, 15 Dec. 2017
• The entire Akagera National Park was snared, steel traps taking down anything and everything in their path: impala, hippo, and the park’s few remaining elephants.
  — Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2019
• Today, Cape eland, warthogs, impala, giraffes, and zebras can be seen grazing in nearly every direction.
  — Benedict Moran, National Geographic, 7 May 2019
• This was true for 95 percent of the animal species observed, including giraffes, leopards, hyenas, zebras, kudu, warthogs, impalas and rhinos.
  — Daniel Lingenhöhl, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023
• The mostly treeless terrain of the African savanna gives antelopes, impalas, and other ungulates ample time to spot approaching predators, and even a slight head start can be the difference between life and death.
  — Popular Science, 13 May 2020
• Breathtaking numbers of weary wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, impala, and eland face this watery challenge during the world’s largest animal migration—a life-and-death lottery.
  — Nic McCormack, Bloomberg.com, 28 July 2017
• But light would reflect differently off paint than animal hair, so Caro draped zebra, wildebeest and impala skins over chairs and clotheslines and had colleagues observe them in different lights, including in the middle of the night.
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2017

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024