How to Use raptor in a Sentence

raptor

noun
  • The plate is even made to look like it has been scraped by a raptor.
    — Caroline Judelson, Fox News, 3 July 2018
  • In fact, video from years past have caught the two raptors in gruesome fights.
    — National Geographic, 13 June 2017
  • The raptor swivels its wings, eyes locked on the water below.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Cross-country skiers were warned to watch out for the angry raptor.
    — Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Utah is rife with dinosaurs, but this super-sized raptor seems to be a cut above.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2020
  • During their journey, terns must watch out for raptors and gulls that might prey on them.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Pilot projects have even tested the use of raptors to catch rodents.
    — Bydina Fine Maron, science.org, 10 July 2024
  • The entire trip can take more than two months, depending on the raptor species.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2022
  • One of the raptor’s wings was injured, and the tip of his upper beak was broken off.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The best part of the movie, for me, was at the end, when the raptor eats Meryl Streep.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2022
  • The new gym features the school’s logo, a raptor, on the court and locker rooms.
    — Kathleen McWilliams, courant.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • In the area of the wind farm, raptors were around four times less common than in other areas.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 6 Nov. 2018
  • In Davis' mind, there’s no question that a raptor was involved.
    — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 13 June 2018
  • The peregrines are small for a raptor but, in a stoop, can reach 200 miles per hour.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2021
  • Hold a koala, hand-feed kangaroos, or catch the sheepdog and free-flight raptor shows.
    — Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And a variety of raptor species — hawks and their kin — use fresh mistletoe sprigs to line their nests.
    — Rachel Ehrenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The raptor saw a potential meal on the open field below and set its wings in descent.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2021
  • The owl is still under the care of the raptor center and has a long healing journey ahead.
    — Dallas News, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The first half focuses on the raptor paddock and stays mostly close to the ground.
    — Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The onlookers just watched the raptor try to pick off a duckling and run afoul of the mother duck.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Fall is the best time to visit Yellowstone to see bears, elk, and raptors.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Overlooked, however, is the day a raptor saved a Phoenix man’s life with its wing.
    — azcentral, 6 Apr. 2017
  • The raptor will tell you where the thermals — the uplifting air currents — are.
    — Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 23 Nov. 2018
  • The slumping Raptors ended a two-game skid and won for just the third time in 11 games.
    — The Associated Press, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2017
  • Bald eagle lovers can watch raptors at two sites in Michigan as the eagles wait for their eggs to hatch.
    — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The raptor is said to be one of the fastest of the world’s creatures, able to reach more than 240 mph in a dive.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Will the Raptors retain their stars and reload for another run at James?
    — Ian Harrison, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
  • Killing one raptor, the report said, can result in six months in jail and a $5,000 fine.
    — Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The video concluded with Sharon smiling for the camera while an owl was perched on her raptor glove.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The Red Hawks image will be a fierce-looking, solid-red raptor.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026

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