How to Use coyote in a Sentence

coyote

noun
  • Still, coyotes are a kind of wolf.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There's been an uptick in sick coyotes.
    — Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Most of the time, coyotes stay out of our way.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The onus is on us to keep coyotes away from our homes.
    — Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • One coyote turned around and showed me its teeth and a death stare.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Beuys would spend three days, eight hours a day, with the live coyote.
    — Michelle F. Solomon and, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The coyote likely swam over a mile to get there.
    — Amanda Hari, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • That’s how coyote hunting on the big lake goes.
    — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The coyote is going to run away.
    — Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The coyote is going to run away.
    — Peter D'oench, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Here are five of the best coyote loads for these four rimfires.
    — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Most of the time, a coyote sighting is not a cause for alarm.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In the blink of an eye, the coyote grabbed her in broad daylight.
    — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
  • That was the guy who killed cats, coyotes, a few bears and some wolves that were left.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Ahead of her a coyote loped across the street with something in its mouth.
    — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Three, a coyote might cross your path on your way to check trail cameras.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Watch for mule deer, coyotes, and large jackrabbits.
    — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
  • It's not known if the coyote is rabid since it hasn't been caught.
    — Mason Leath, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Deep canyons are best left to the raccoons and coyotes that call them home.
    — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • There are times that people who spot a coyote near their homes should be wary.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Karnazes fell hard on his ribs and face, and heard the coyote snarling above him.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Aug. 2022
  • One-year old coyotes in the city are the most likely to get killed by cars.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Some dogs are even bred to chase down coyotes, and the coyotes don’t stand a chance.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 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
  • Use hazing techniques to chase a coyote out of your yard.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The coyote lost its interest in us and stalked on.
    — Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The three-pound coyote pup — about 4 weeks old — appeared frozen.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 10 June 2026
  • Waiting there was a coyote in a small space made to look like a corral.
    — Michelle F. Solomon and, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The coyotes are plastic, but the sea lions don’t have to know that.
    — Hillary Davis, latimes.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • That coyote survived the first night, the coldest night of the year.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026

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