How to Use varmint in a Sentence

varmint

noun
  • The sheriff in the movie gets revenge on the dirty varmint who killed his brother.
  • The varmint stunk up the place but was eventually shooed out of the house.
    — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2017
  • Or maybe someone down the street has a backyard shooting range or lots of nimble yard varmints.
    — George Mathis, ajc, 6 July 2017
  • But other than the varmints, the conditions usually do the job.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2019
  • One third of the crop for the insect and diseases and one-third of the crop for the varmints - the woodchucks and the rabbits.
    — Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 18 Aug. 2017
  • That is if dogs or varmints haven’t gotten there first, tearing open the bags and leaving the contents strewn across people’s yards.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Mike D’Antoni works the sideline like a rancher rounding up a posse to track down the varmint who stole his horse.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2018
  • Or take turns spotting with your buddy for some competitive plinking or varmint control.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2020
  • But for many ranchers, wolves—like coyotes—are regarded as varmint to be eradicated.
    — National Geographic, 11 June 2017
  • The boa uses its muscles to move its prey down the length of its body to the stomach, where the unlucky varmint is digested over the next four to six days.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Despite the rain, there was a festive feel to the distribution, thanks in large part to the presence of a large, soggy, green-eyed varmint.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Apr. 2021
  • There are many varied models of the 700 from varmint versions to full dressed out tactical versions.
    — Joe Songer | [email protected], AL.com, 18 Aug. 2017
  • After arriving, having supper with Briggs and hunting all night, the hunters called the area clear of varmints.
    — Buckley T. Foster Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Camp guns should also be accurate enough to take care of varmints, do some plinking, put some meat in the pot, or be pressed into service for a day of hunting.
    — Craig Caudill, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Wildlife watch Brooks Keopka had a close encounter with an unidentified varmint in Thursday’s first round.
    — Kevin Casas, star-telegram, 18 May 2017
  • The auction site prohibits sellers on its marketplace from offering complete firearms of any kind, from varmint guns to Glocks.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Here, experts explain how these little disease-carrying varmints are adapting to warming climates.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 29 July 2019
  • That’s why the line includes a wide range of ammunition for plinkers, target and competition shooters, and small-game and varmint hunters.
    — Field & Stream, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Anyone who even believes in a safe zone these days is living in a dream world, and should probably resort to more drastic measures to remove the weeds and varmints from their heads.
    — Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Lots of sunshine and clear blue skies are once again enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascot is sniffing about in search of varmint.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Sep. 2021
  • How did a creature despised as a pest and a varmint, whose slaughter was once cheered and officially rewarded by California, become a darling and an icon?
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022
  • But every spring, seeds of hope grow into flowers and vegetables of joy in a gardener’s head, replacing the weeds and assorted varmints that took up residence there in the previous season.
    — Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Moreover, the official mascots succeed in spotting various varmints — foxes and possums, to be specific, but thankfully, no vultures.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026
  • Money speaks, the land listens, where the Anarchist skulked, where the horsethief plied his trade, we fishers of Americans will cast our nets of perfect ten-acre mesh, leveled and varmint-proofed, ready to build on.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Time There were no ceremonies to see if a varmint sees his shadow, and snow storms are still pummeling the Northeast, but mercifully, baseball’s interminable winter is over.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Whelen helped to popularize the round in his writings for Outdoor Life at a time when America was experiencing a surge in popularity in varmint shooting.
    — Mike Dickerson, Field & Stream, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Much of Carl's ongoing hunt for the golf course-destroying varmint was added in post-production, after producer Jon Peters watched an unwieldy 4½-hour cut of the movie and brainstormed ways to structure the story.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2018
  • No air-conditioning, no insulation, its charm blunted by DIY additions, discount drywall, generations of putty and steel wool stuffed into varmint tunnels.
    — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

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