How to Use deer in a Sentence

deer

noun
  • The deer can no longer be heard.
    — Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Even worse, deer aren’t very picky.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
  • As a bonus, deer won't eat them.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
  • Honk to try and scare the deer away.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
  • All of them knew how to skin a deer.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • So, how does all this help deer hunters?
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The first was not get ting help to track the deer.
    — Bill Shaber, Outdoor Life, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Duane was bent over his own deer when the bear roared.
    — Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Keep an eye out for birds, deer, moose, and beavers.
    — Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Cats may be drawn by it, but the deer will stay away.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
  • No deer is worth losing your life for.
    — Bill Shaber, Outdoor Life, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Bait can lure large numbers of deer.
    — Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Other deer were in the field, too.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
  • If one deer crosses, watch for more.
    — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • What if her deer fence picked up the current?
    — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Odds are much higher that the deer isn’t dead.
    — Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Plants resist deer and drought.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The work that’s part of every deer hunt came next.
    — Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Plant tulips in a fenced area if deer are a problem.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
  • At the top of the stone walls are carved deer, with chains around their necks.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The deer ran just 30 yards to the field edge and fell.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There are deer and birds and the sound of crickets all around.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
  • But the deer and the bunny don't have any plans to part ways.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
  • By day, the deer stay close to the houses, but not too close.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Geese come in gaggles, deer in herds, fish in schools or shoals.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Those rustling sounds in the brush might belong to deer — or not.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
  • On the trails, be on the lookout for deer, moose, and black bears.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
  • There were no elk, deer, or fish who weren’t slightly afraid of him.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Mandy Mango turns her best paint yet as a deer.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026
  • One way is to bend a springy sapling down with your weight and tie its top to the deer.
    — Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025

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