How to Use elk in a Sentence

elk

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  • The mystery remains to how and when the elk got the tire stuck.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The ranch is where the deer and the antelope — along with the bighorn sheep and the elk — all play.
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
  • For two years, an elk was seen with a tire around its neck.
    — Jodi Upchurch, CNN, 15 Oct. 2021
  • There's just something about seeing the deer and the wild turkeys and the elk.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Keep your eyes peeled for wildlife; elk and moose make frequent cameos in the park.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • Male elk, known as bulls, can weigh about 700 pounds and stand at about five feet tall.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The elk was first spotted in July 2019 in the Mount Evans Wilderness.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Reintroduced to the region in 2001, the elk can be seen in the fields of the valley in the early morning and again in the evening.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2023
  • But even an inch of water could slake the thirst of a few of her cows and maybe some wild elk and deer, too.
    — Erin Patrick O'Connor, Washington Post, 14 May 2022
  • Bull elk surpass that growth rate by a bunch, and a bull moose puts on a full pound of antler per day!
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
  • An elk in Colorado had a car tire stuck around its neck for over two years.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The pickup truck hit the elk and then rolled off the roadway, officials said.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Feb. 2022
  • And wolves in some places have reduced the size of elk and deer herds, their natural prey.
    — NBC News, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Head toward the forest on the trail of Roosevelt elk and grizzly bears for more thrills.
    — Joe Minihane, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Female elk are known to bed calves close to buildings and under cars.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • Adult male elk, or bulls, grow their antlers between April and August.
    — The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Wildlife officers went to the area and found their target among a group of about 40 other elk.
    — Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The back of the Alamo table (card) was a postcard showing a herd of elk in Brackenridge Park.
    — Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 9 July 2022
  • Overgrazing by deer and elk is one of the biggest worries.
    — Richard Elton Walton, CNN, 29 Nov. 2021
  • It is also known for its bull-elk hunting and trout fishing.
    — Katherine Clarke and Candace Taylor, WSJ, 10 May 2021
  • On December 14, almost a month to the day from the elk's visit, the animal returned to the house.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Male Sambar deer can weigh more than 1,000 pounds, which is heavier than bull elk.
    — Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2023
  • There are 19 miles of creeks plus ponds filled with Redband trout, and meadows that attract elk and deer.
    — oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2022
  • All four were confirmed to have the rare disease, which affects the nervous systems of deer, elk and moose.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 June 2022
  • Also new are two more camels, three ostriches and an all-white elk.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 11 June 2021
  • His father and uncle had shot the immense trophy elks that looked down upon patrons from the walls of the bar.
    — Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 29 May 2023
  • The bacteria break down the walls of the stomach and intestines, so an elk can starve to death with a belly full of alfalfa.
    — oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2022
  • An elk tag costs about thirty-six dollars, a wolf tag thirteen-fifty.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Other state symbols include the elk and the state reptile, which is the Gila monster.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The maps that follow show each step that a single migratory elk, a female called Elk 22, takes over the course of a year.
    — National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023

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