How to Use mountain lion in a Sentence

mountain lion

noun
  • Deputies went to the scene and did not find the mountain lion.
    — Michael Katz, idahostatesman, 10 Jan. 2018
  • How could his son get dragged by a mountain lion and come away with clean shoes?
    — Leyton Cassidy, Longreads, 7 May 2024
  • This is not the first time a mountain lion has stalked our backyard.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Signs warn to keep an eye out for rattlesnakes and mountain lions.
    — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, 9 Sep. 2017
  • And this photo of a wild mountain lion doesn’t change my mind at all.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
  • People rarely get more than a brief glimpse of a mountain lion in the wild.
    — Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, 7 Feb. 2018
  • That mountain lion one, that's the one that is a running joke.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 2 July 2024
  • The area has deer, elk, black bear, wild turkeys and mountain lion.
    — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • At one point, the mountain lion hissed and charged with her claws out at Burgess.
    — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2020
  • At one point, the mountain lion hissed and charged with her claws out at Burgess.
    — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2020
  • There seem to be two high-odds ways to get a good look at a wild mountain lion out West.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 June 2020
  • First time in a land home to gray wolves, bear, mountain lion, lynx, coyote, elk, moose.
    — Chris Colin, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Those who come across a mountain lion in Texas should not approach it.
    — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Vehicle strikes are the top killer of mountain lions in the study area.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The biggest mystery across the land is how many mountain lions are out there.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 17 Aug. 2019
  • The first night there was a mountain lion that officers seen that walked by the car.
    — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The same goes for mountain lions, which are currently the top dog, so to speak.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The rescuers did not find the mountain lion and brought the campers back to safety.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Not all of those deaths have been confirmed as mountain lion attacks.
    — Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The man fought and killed the mountain lion during the attack.
    — Miles Blumhardt, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
  • People should fight back if a mountain lion does attack.
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The lead dog, Drive, had more than eighty mountain lions and bears to his credit.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Also look out for elk, mountain goats, mountain lions, and prairie dogs.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
  • Fifteen feet below me, hemmed against the bank on my side by the dogs, was a male mountain lion.
    — Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The elk was killed by a mountain lion that spent days returning to the carcass.
    — Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • Eight feet away, a massive female mountain lion crouched in a tree while the dogs jumped and clawed at its trunk.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The mountain lion will be sent to a zoo, the Oakland Zoo said.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 June 2022
  • Not so long ago, most ranchers kept a pack of dogs to deal with the mountain lions that preyed on their livestock.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Messina used his phone to snap a quick photo before a mountain lion rushed him.
    — Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The third time was definitely not the charm — at least for the mountain lion.
    — David Tarrant, Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2020

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