How to Use coyote in a Sentence

coyote

noun
Definition of coyotenext
Synonyms for coyotenext
  • One is a small gold bolt that Jill made for me and the second is the coyote bracelet.
    — Adam Rathe, townandcountrymag.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Ahead of her a coyote loped across the street with something in its mouth.
    — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Some dogs are even bred to chase down coyotes, and the coyotes don’t stand a chance.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The dog had heard something in the backyard, but soon came face-to-face with two coyotes.
    — Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 31 May 2023
  • Before the mouse, there was a coyote Chuck E. Cheese, though, wasn’t always meant to be a mouse.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • To the left of the eagle, a coyote appears to skulk in the background, waiting for its turn with the carcass.
    — Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
  • In the case of sheep, coyotes and dogs account for more than 70% of predator losses, and dog kills are on the rise.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Is Joshua Tree’s famed three-legged coyote being loved to death?
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • According to the city's wildlife page, coyotes are known to live in Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2023
  • One child was bitten while carrying a small dog, which the coyote grabbed when the child dropped it.
    — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The senior pup runs into the bushes and scares the coyote off, allowing Harley to escape to the house.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
  • Your cat will get beaten up by these cats (or by dogs or will be eaten by a coyote).
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The curving, winding lines in the desert sand were a dead give away — a pack of coyotes had feasted on the body of this Peninsular bighorn ram.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • In the dead of night in the southern Santa Cruz Mountains, a coyote and a badger sauntered out of a wildlife tunnel.
    — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • On Wednesday, the coyote’s condition had improved, and he was released back in the woods.
    — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • Wildlife officials with dart rifles are working to try to catch the coyote, Capt.
    — David Williams, CNN, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The coyote knocked the toddler down, and once the boy started crying, the animal released his arm from its grip, Pirozzi said.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Casper went missing for two days after the coyote attack.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • After the driver left, a coyote dragged whatever the driver had dropped in the street onto the sidewalk.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The journey was supposed to be two weeks at most, and this coyote smuggler, who brought my mom over, was supposed to be with us every step of the way.
    — Kk Ottesen, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Two weeks earlier, a coyote bit a man in a bank parking lot nearby.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Perla, the kindly coyote, is straight out of a Dickens story.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
  • So that would include alligators and coyotes, both of which are found in Huntsville.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 6 July 2023
  • There are also wild horse herds, elk, coyote, and deer along the road, so keep an eye out — especially at night.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Arlington Animal Services set a trap and patrolled the park, but was not able to catch the coyote.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Adult deer can be killed by coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, bears, and wolves.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The only big mammal bones found in the pit from that point on were from coyotes, ancestors of the wily canines still roaming the hills today.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Do not run away; instead, shout or throw something in the coyote's direction.
    — Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The coyote harvest, and the number of coyotes harvested per hunter, have not increased since 2016.
    — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Quinn said coyotes have the instinct to chase after moving targets.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024

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