How do you use Prey in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like work or exploit, plus the exact meaning.
Prey in a sentence
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Prey meaning
- That which is or may be seized by animals to be devoured.
- A person or thing given up as a victim.
- A living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing.
Example sentences (20)
Also, there are new shots of helicopters approaching Manhattan, looming over the city as a hunter does over its prey.
Climate exposure was scored using 16 factors likely to affect marine mammals, their prey, and/or their habitat.
He cited the example of the piranha, a fish that paiche prey on but that are still found in the rivers of northern Bolivia.
At that time, my favourite things to shoot were birds of prey, wildlife, land and seascapes and churches.
All the while, people who scoff at others for falling prey to disinformation widely retweeted the fable about Tate's pizza box.
Ambassador Telles strongly advised migrants to protect their own well-being and avoid falling prey to smugglers’ false promises.
Another example is the bird-like Natovenator polydontus, which had a streamlined body that it may have used to dive for its prey.
A 24-year-old married woman fell prey to sextortion after befriending the accused on Instagram and later falling in love with him.
Likewise, fraudsters prey upon emotions when they impersonate a family member pretending to be in trouble and urgently need money.
Fewer coyotes means more rodents, which in turn means better hunting success for birds of prey.
Birds of prey, including golden eagles, scan the procession from distant rocks for a potential meal, though such opportunities are rare.
Living in mangrove swamps, the animal uses its vision to steer through murky waters and swerve around underwater tree roots to snare prey.
So was he a priest that became gay in order to prey on men or was he a gay that became a priest in order to prey on men?
Just recently, Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal had urged Guyanese not to fall prey to fraudsters who promise to get them a house lot.
Bird prey may occasionally be attacked in flight, with prey up to the size of Canada geese attacked and killed in mid-air.
In hunting larger prey, crocodiles would swarm in with one holding the prey down as the others rip it apart.
Upon contact, nematocysts on the tentacle fire into the prey, and the tentacle itself coils around the prey.
It doesn't matter if there are innocents between him and his prey or not: they can be made into trophies as well if he finds they're good sport.
Movement catches the eye of prey animals on the lookout for predators, and of predators hunting for prey.
Studies of prey utilization by largemouths show that in weedy waters, bass grow more slowly due to difficulty in acquiring prey.
Common combinations with prey
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of prey 40×
- the prey 32×
- prey to 28×
- prey on 27×
- their prey 17×
- fall prey 12×
- prey and 11×
- to prey 9×
- prey for 8×
- prey the 6×
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