How to Use eland in a Sentence

eland

noun
  • To compare, elands are about the same size as bison.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Children stand astride the fence like giant elands.
    — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
  • The eland is the largest antelope.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The next day, another Grevy’s zebra and two giant elands were born.
    — USA TODAY, 12 July 2019
  • There is also a diorama of a lion and eland, in skeletal form, fighting it out.
    — Jennifer D., WIRED, 13 Sep. 2011
  • In less than an hour, the rangers find two more homemade snares, the third attached to the leg of an eland, the world's largest antelope.
    — Scott McLean, CNN, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Some animals—like elands and zebras (above)—hang out together through all seasons, and even more in the rainy months.
    — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Descend into the caldera for an afternoon safari drive, ready to be mesmerized by zebra stripes and the eland’s spiral horns.
    — National Geographic, 17 June 2019
  • And the boom is continuing with another giant eland and a giraffe expected any day.
    — USA TODAY, 12 July 2019
  • There are Grevy's zebras, elands, stolid buffaloes in a dry wallow—and always Mount Kenya, piled high with clouds just now, like curls of meringue.
    — Paula McLain, Town & Country, 2 Sep. 2015
  • Today, Cape eland, warthogs, impala, giraffes, and zebras can be seen grazing in nearly every direction.
    — Benedict Moran, National Geographic, 7 May 2019
  • In addition to the reintroduction of African wild dogs, populations of zebras, wildebeests, and eland have grown.
    — David Quammen, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • Treks double as safaris, as animals like ostriches, eland, zebra, and caracal call the reserve home (entry fee $26).
    — Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Apart from an abundance of dolphins and whales, the reserve is home to more than 260 bird species and land mammals, including elands and Cape mountain zebras.
    — Susan Hack, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2014
  • In 2008, species such as lions, buffalo, and eland were reintroduced, helping restore a thriving ecosystem.
    — Mazuba Kapambwe, AFAR Media, 10 Sep. 2025
  • At night, guests sit around the fire with local Masai guides -- and more often than not a giant eland antelope with tusks that could kill will saunter up to Cottar and start drinking red wine from his glass.
    — Melissa Twigg, CNN, 20 May 2022
  • Breathtaking numbers of weary wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, impala, and eland face this watery challenge during the world’s largest animal migration—a life-and-death lottery.
    — Nic McCormack, Bloomberg.com, 28 July 2017
  • The best time to go may be in April, when large herds of elephants, buffalo, kudu, and the elusive eland return to the four (or mana in the local language) large permanent pools along the south bank of the Zambezi River after the rainy season.
    — Kitson Jazynka, National Geographic, 14 June 2019

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