How to Use mountain lion in a Sentence

mountain lion

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  • The mountain lion was between the Deputies and the subject on the ground.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The mountain lion will be sent to a zoo, the Oakland Zoo said.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 June 2022
  • What’s next for P-22, the world’s most famous and beloved mountain lion?
    — New York Times, 4 May 2022
  • The area has deer, elk, black bear, wild turkeys and mountain lion.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • No, wolves do not cache their kills like mountain lions do.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Such was the story of his sighting of a mountain lion one morning, over on the East Side.
    — Rick Bass, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Not so long ago, most ranchers kept a pack of dogs to deal with the mountain lions that preyed on their livestock.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Eight feet away, a massive female mountain lion crouched in a tree while the dogs jumped and clawed at its trunk.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The cat, though, is just 25 pounds, bigger than a house cat, but smaller than a mountain lion.
    — Ed Lavandera, CNN, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The woman closest to the mountain lion tried to back away, but the animal leaped at her.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
  • But the mountain lion clawed at his midsection leading the 18-year-old to lose his grip.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Once the mountain lion ran away, deputies raced to the older brother, but he was found deceased.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Is it being stalked by a mountain lion or chased by a grizzly bear?
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Jolley said mountain lion attacks are quite rare in that part of Utah.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Before that, a mountain lion hadn’t been reported killed in the state since 1975.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Wilson was able to flag down a woman named Sharon Houston to help her get the mountain lion to release Eva.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 9 June 2022
  • Where there are deer and elk there likely are mountain lions, Colorado’s largest cats.
    — Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • There are rolling hills and meadows, herds of elk, grizzly bears, mountain lions, and moose that roam the property.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Adult deer can be killed by coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, bears, and wolves.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The mountain lion was also suspected to have killed a koala at the Los Angeles Zoo in 2016, the agency said.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The owner was able to scare the mountain lion away and take the dog to a veterinarian, where it was treated and released.
    — The Summit Daily, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But a mountain lion would take those wildlife encounters to a new level.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The star of the fundraising campaign to build the bridge was mountain lion P-22, who traveled across freeways and made his home in a huge Los Angeles park.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022
  • After turning a corner on the trail, the pair came across the cougar, which is also known by officials as a mountain lion.
    — Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Alabama has two native cats – the mountain lion and the bobcat – and neither is black.
    — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 17 June 2023
  • That plan calls for the removal of any mountain lion that poses a risk to people inside city limits.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • There are roaming deer, coyotes, mountain lions, and a number of feral cats that the two more or less adopted.
    — Anita Sarsidi, ELLE Decor, 1 June 2023
  • If the mountain lion attacks, fight back using anything around you.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Just last week, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission announced the discovery a dead mountain lion in the northern part of the state.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Volatile weather and run-ins with wildlife and plants, such as rattlesnakes, mountain lions and poison oak, are just some of the elements that can derail a trip.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024

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