How to Use raccoon in a Sentence

raccoon

noun
  • That was a raccoon on their head, right?
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
  • No one wants to see that out or pick it up when raccoons knock it over.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Bring back the crabs and the raccoon and the humor.
    — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Sometimes the raccoons eat parts of the fish.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
  • But, for a few moments, the raccoon was our star.
    — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
  • When my breath caught, the raccoon stared back in the moonlight.
    — Jennifer Lehman, Star Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
  • While this method worked, the raccoon went slower than the first one.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Have fun sticking it to the man—or the raccoon, as the case may be.
    — ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Even on a summer day, the stuff didn't smudge or give me raccoon eyes.
    — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 18 June 2021
  • And the raccoon heroics don’t stop there.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 16 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
  • Red pandas look a bit like a small fox and are about the size of a raccoon.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
  • And then a raccoon jumps in for a swim and the tension is lifted.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Some said a raccoon had sneaked into the water tank and died there.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • The raccoon was too injured to walk, Ruth said.
    — Julian Camejo, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Look to your left, where there is suddenly a raccoon.
    — Kory Stamper, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The raccoon did not have any injuries, the fire station said.
    — Rachel Trent, CNN, 12 June 2021
  • Watch the video below to see the raccoon’s clever escape!
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The pals in a dim restaurant who look like looting raccoons, caught in the act.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2017
  • But the foul-mouthed raccoon takes the spotlight for the first time in Vol.
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The raccoons were still there, and there were holes everywhere.
    — New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
  • But when raccoons move in too close, trouble follows.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Bats are the most common host, along with skunks, raccoons, and foxes.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The raccoon, which appeared to be about 10 weeks old, was wrapped in a shirt.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The one on the left a detailed oil painting of the royal raccoon king.
    — Rachel Metz, CNN, 30 June 2022
  • Like all New Yorkers, raccoons know where to find a good meal.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2017
  • The man hefted the entrapped raccoon into the trunk of his car.
    — Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The raccoon was pinned to the ground crying in pain and bleeding on a sidewalk.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Install chimney caps to keep raccoons out.
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2025
  • What’s going on inside the raccoon brain?
    — Kelly Lambert, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026

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