How to Use lion in a Sentence

lion

noun
  • He was a literary lion among the writers of his time.
  • Face the lion and stand up straight.
    — Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
  • Face the lion and stand up straight.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Face the lion and stand up straight.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Then a lion’s roar broke across the plain.
    — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Do the Lions have time to wait?
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Lions have won eight of their last nine games.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
  • The doctor had a lion cub for a pet.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The Lions will serve as the home team in the matchup.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Not one of them had a lion in their backyard.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • The Lions, in this draft, hope that's the case.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • No wonder the lion had been mad.
    — Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Their bite is almost three times stronger than that of a lion.
    — Forrest Brown, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Feed a giraffe, touch sting rays and pose in front of lions.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Not bad for a guy who walked in not knowing a lion from a tiger.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Most lions wouldn’t have survived even one of those events.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Our lion is calm and well-mannered.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The lions liked to avoid tourists, so the elk cozied up to them.
    — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The lions liked to avoid tourists, so the elk cozied up to them.
    — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Here's a look at where the Lions will make their picks this week.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • And Imara and Tamu, are a pair of lion cubs.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
  • How is Cannes Lions this year proof of that?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • Most small dog breeds have the heart of a lion and the swagger to go with it.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 2 Feb. 2023
  • There’s a lion, a tiger, a camel, a stork — even a sea monster.
    — WSJ, 14 June 2023
  • There’s a lion, a tiger, a camel, a stork — even a sea monster.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2022
  • But the Lions kept their poise — and sank their free throws down the stretch.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Arnold has played 24 games for the Lions.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • The Lions have gone 8-4 at home.
    — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The Lions are off to an 8-1 start.
    — Matt Wagner, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Ryan has spent the past five seasons with the Lions.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026

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