How to Use cheetah in a Sentence

cheetah

noun
  • The cheetah is sleek and black.
    — Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The cheetah is sleek and black.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Why can cheetahs sprint so fast?
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Josephine is fast like a cheetah!
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The tote comes in green, blue, pink cheetah print, and beige with a palm tree print.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
  • And make sure to save this cheetah-print set for your next visit to your own nail tech.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2025
  • There could be a cheetah around the corner waiting to get us.
    — Clay Skipper, GQ, 1 Mar. 2018
  • There also are cheetah spots on the sleeves up to the shoulder.
    — Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Look at that, as graceful as a gazelle fleeing from a cheetah.
    — Breanna Edwards, The Root, 18 May 2018
  • The sled arrives on its side, like a cheetah that has fallen asleep.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2018
  • The cub’s father is a four-year-old male cheetah named Scott.
    — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2020
  • The dress code flitted from leather, to latex and cheetah print.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Crisp enough to hold a point, spotted like a cheetah with char, but not overdone.
    — Fortune, 22 Sep. 2019
  • Pairing a cheetah jacket with a striped set?
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Willie Davis ran from first and third like a cheetah, all grace and blinding speed.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2021
  • Even a family of cheetahs, in our case.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Gizelle comes over to help coach her — and of course shows up wearing a cheetah-print jumpsuit.
    — Jessica D. Evans, baltimoresun.com, 30 May 2017
  • Perhaps your eye is drawn to the tall and graceful giraffe or the sly cheetah.
    — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 2 Nov. 2019
  • In a rare encounter, a lone male cheetah is set upon by a pack of African wild dogs.
    — Johnny Simon, Quartz, 8 Sep. 2019
  • An overview of cats and lessons focused on cheetahs, lions and tigers will kick off the first week.
    — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2020
  • But moms also have to teach their young how to be a monkey, a cheetah, a whale, or a falcon.
    — Brian Handwerk, National Geographic, 8 May 2020
  • The strength of an ape, the speed of a cheetah, the comic timing of a grizzly bear, and so on.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In a few snaps, the model posed in a cheetah-print swimsuit with the biggest lace-up cutout.
    — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In the adorable video, the mother-daughter duo sport matching cheetah-print robes.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The cheetah is the world’s fastest animal and can reach a speed of up to 70 miles an hour.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 July 2022
  • For reference, the only species alive today as fast as this is the cheetah.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Venus wore a white halter dress, while Preti wore a shirt with a cheetah-print pattern and black pants.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Question 7 of 10 A cheetah’s two dark tear marks give it an edge in the wild.
    — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • In the snap, the mom of three showed off her then-growing baby bump, wearing a cheetah print two-piece pant set.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The cheetah is one of 10 animals most at risk of climate change.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 5 Feb. 2018

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