How to Use predator in a Sentence

predator

noun

• The population of rabbits is controlled by natural predators.
• The eggs can get buried in the nest or be scooped up by a predator, Steers said.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
• Think about the first bird in a flock who cries when a predator looms.
  — Alex Wagner, SPIN, 12 May 2022
• As apex predators at the top of the food chain, walleye keep the food web in check.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
• Killer whales and leopard seals are both some of the top predators of the Antarctic.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
• All of a sudden a predator gets too close—the creature needs to take off.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
• And based on the lizard’s teeth, Megalania was a fearsome predator.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023
• And then there is the endless task of keeping an eye out for predators.
  — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
• Stevens and company put the audience in the place of both the predator and prey.
  — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
• The massive salmon may have used the tusks to ward off predators in the open ocean or defend their nests in the river.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
• Their orphaned calves are left to starve or be killed by predators.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
• Why would a mother bird make any sound that could attract predators to the nest?
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
• And when the pests in question are gone, this will mean fewer of the predators that keep their numbers in check.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 17 July 2023
• This would apply to many more species than just that of the world’s most famous mega-predator.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022
• The two protected the eggs from predators, cold weather and snow.
  — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2024
• Playing around is just a part of learning how to be an apex predator.
  — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2023
• They are listed as the second-largest predator in the region.
  — Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022
• The human's presence may scare away the mother, who sees the human as a predator.
  — Mika Travis, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
• In the dark below, the ultimate apex predator — a great white shark — hunts in the wreckage and is drawn to the smell of fresh blood in the water.
  — Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2024
• In our story, Lydia Tár comes to be viewed as a predator.
  — Somtow Sucharitkul, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
• Who needs a movie that is almost all predators, with barely a word from their prey?
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
• Rarely has that contrast between predator and prey been more stark than in this scene.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2022
• Caught between predator and prey, Potter gets rammed twice by the shark.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 30 Aug. 2023
• Nearby, a baby sauropod bone bears the scars of a predator's tooth marks.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2022
• Amongst the monkey herds, the predators tend to be more successful at hunting.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
• But fish stay aware enough to detect an approaching predator – at least most of the time.
  — Michael Heithaus, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2022
• One batch just didn’t like its new spot — and in another case, the plant encountered a predator in the wild.
  — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
• Without the ice, they are forced to hunt in open water, which is a difficult feat for the large apex predator.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2025
• But for the flight group, creating loud songs to attract mates is too great a risk for inviting predators as well.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
• Rosa travelled north some twelve hundred miles, on foot and by bus, paying smugglers and eluding predators.
  — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 3 Mar 2025