How to Use coyote in a Sentence

coyote

noun
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  • In the blink of an eye, the coyote grabbed her in broad daylight.
    — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
  • His own dog, a coyote-pit bull mix, will be part of the ceremony.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Odi is new to the local literary scene, but the coyote has already made a big splash.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2021
  • The coyote teaches the importance of balance in the ecosystem.
    — azcentral, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The Ohio Department of Wildlife says coyote mating season goes through the end of March.
    — Joanna Bouras, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The coyote demanded money from Gilberto's father in exchange for his release.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2021
  • But in my experience, not many hunters can tell the difference between a raccoon track and an otter track, or bobcat scat and coyote scat, or a skunk den and a fox den.
    — Outdoor Life, 16 Mar. 2021
  • But the abundant desert beauty, such as seeing shooting stars streaking over their home nearly every night, hearing coyotes howl and watching hawks swerve overhead, make up for it.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
  • After only a few minutes, the lead coyote jumps from the boat into the neck-deep water and guides it to some rocks on the U.S. side where the migrants can disembark.
    — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Authorities last month set up a 24-hour operation to catch the animal, setting leg traps in places near where the coyote had attacked people.
    — Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Although bobcat and coyote attacks against people are uncommon, there have been some reports in North Texas of coyotes attacking people and pets.
    — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The rancher mistook the animal for a coyote, the state said, and reported the incident to the Oregon State Police.
    — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2021
  • She was also involved with a group called the Samaritans, who drove out into the desert south of Tucson to leave jugs of water at key points for people who had been abandoned by another kind of coyote.
    — Jason Brown, The New Yorker, 2 May 2021
  • This coyote wasn't wily enough to go against Kevin the cat.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • 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 roughly 6-week-old coyote appears to be on the mend.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2021
  • Karnazes fell hard on his ribs and face, and heard the coyote snarling above him.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Peña had paid the coyote to take them across the border into Texas.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The dog had heard something in the backyard, but soon came face-to-face with two coyotes.
    — Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 31 May 2023
  • If your dog wants to rub itself in coyote scat or fox scat, that’s the dog’s choice.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Fourteen coyotes were captured and killed by the end of March that year.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
  • Just over a week ago, hikers found the coyote pup in the foothills of the Indian Canyons area in Palm Springs.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2021
  • And rarely, a Cooper's hawk, coyote or red fox will make a rush through the feeding zone.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • The coyote attacked her ... at a party in front of a whole bunch of her classmates.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 13 July 2021
  • The coyote bit three adults and two dogs over the weekend at Lake Accotink Park in the Springfield area.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 7 June 2022

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