How to Use bobcat in a Sentence

bobcat

noun
  • Then a bobcat shows up to snack on the rest, the video shows.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Cars and trucks take a toll of at least one bobcat a week, Ruszczyk said.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Kristi screamed, as a small bobcat lunged and pounced at her back in their driveway.
    — Janine Puhak, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Cougars dwarf bobcats in both size and stature, their tails alone reaching more than three feet.
    — Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The heaviest bobcat wins the grand prize, but there is a catch.
    — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2022
  • The birds helped keep snakes at bay and warned of encroaching bobcats.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Where have bobcats been spotted?
    — Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Some species, such as bobcats and coyotes, tend to show up every year.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Keep watch for animals like black bears, bobcats, and even moose.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
  • The area is covered in deep brush filled with insects, snakes, bobcats and bears.
    — Kelly Kazek, AL.com, 18 July 2017
  • In fact bobcats may see pythons as a valuable food source if the conditions align.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
  • The site is a source of water for deer, javelina, coyote and bobcat.
    — Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2024
  • The video shows foxes, deer, bears and a bobcat wandering the park.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020
  • Videos of bears playing in a creek and a bobcat giving birth on a roof rack up thousands of views.
    — Alyssa Lukpat, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Sure enough, the next day, the camera recorded an adult bobcat slinking back to the site.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2025
  • Kristi can be heard screaming as the bobcat springs into view and jumps onto her, video showed.
    — Wilson Wong, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Abandoned bobcat kitten on my porch.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This is the second bobcat within the program to be killed within a week.
    — Camila Pedrosa, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Don found a guy in Minnesota who agreed to sell them a bobcat kitten.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Longreads, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Rat poison ends up in the wildlife food chain, killing the very animals that eat rats, like owls and bobcats.
    — Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Florida panthers and bobcats are the only two wild cat species found in the state.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 20 Aug. 2019
  • The forests and wetlands along the river are filled with animals from frogs to bobcats.
    — Ian James, azcentral, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The forests and wetlands along the river are filled with animals from snakes to bobcats.
    — Ian James, azcentral, 14 Mar. 2020
  • The next day Sadie, a bobcat wearing a radio collar, was found dead in a wash.
    — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The bobcat was then safely returned to the wild, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Fortunately, the bobcat stayed perched high above them for most of the encounter.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 June 2018
  • That’s too tight for many animals like turkeys, coyotes and bobcats to crawl through.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 June 2026
  • There’s still significant work to be done before bobcats can come aboard.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The park is home to black bears, mountain lions, javelinas and bobcats, among other wildlife.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • While Fitzy was roughly 20 feet away from her home's fence, a bobcat came after him.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024

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