How to Use tiger in a Sentence

tiger

noun
  • He was a tiger on the basketball court.
  • Stuck his head in a tiger’s mouth.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Tiger trout are named for their tiger-like stripes on their skins.
    — cleveland, 30 Dec. 2021
  • High up on the walls that frame the stage are two huge tiger heads.
    — Ralph D. Russo, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Some tourists are lucky to see one tiger in the wild let alone six.
    — David Strege, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
  • But if that’s enough to put a tiger in your tank, then go for it.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 25 June 2021
  • Three seats to your left, for instance, is a tiger.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Panthers are black, pumas are brown, and tigers are?
    — Kory Stamper, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2026
  • These are the first tigers and lions known to have the virus.
    — National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2020
  • The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first.
    — Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
  • Their teeth, claws and bones may also be sold as tiger parts.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Vladimir Putin goes face to face with tigers, and even bears fear him.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Smith’s fish is just shy of the longest tiger trout on record in the state.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The tiger instinct must have took over as the cub stalked me in the high grass.
    — John Kuntz, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2021
  • The Sumatran tiger stands in the box in her night house area.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The tiger is sick, only half the weight of a healthy 3-year-old.
    — Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • One can also be lucky enough to spot white tigers and leopards.
    — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
  • To complete the look, dress your dog or cat in a tiger costume.
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2022
  • The tiger wasn't the only creature who had fled the flash floods.
    — Zoe Sottile and Manveena Suri, CNN, 19 July 2019
  • Now is the time to get that throw pillow with tigers and tassels.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Misha, one of the zoo's tigers, missed in her prediction last year.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In the second part of the movie, one of the young men turns into a tiger.
    — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
  • There’s a lion, a tiger, a camel, a stork — even a sea monster.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2022
  • These teams are more different than the male sheep and the tiger they’re named for.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Sharks are, of course, a much more natural fit for all of this than tigers.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Managers must ride the tiger, always.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The year of the tiger is a year of power, passion and daring.
    — Rhonda Abrams, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The Koi fish is for luck and wealth, Tran said, and the tiger is for strength.
    — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 8 June 2019
  • This tiger red balayage on a brunette base is as cheerful as a sunny day.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
  • And then there was his Indian tiger.
    — Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025

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