Used in a Sentence

antelope

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for antelope.

Editorial note

That's like trying to avoid competing with the lions by hiding out among the sick and wounded antelope.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of antelope gathered in one view.

noun

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

noun

A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

noun

(US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for antelope.

noun

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

noun

A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.

noun

(US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.

noun

(archaic, mythology) A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.

Example sentences

1

That's like trying to avoid competing with the lions by hiding out among the sick and wounded antelope.

2

We'd eventually have to regulate access as is currently done for places like Antelope canyon.

3

We certainly don't condemn lions as immoral for killing and eating antelope; or the mallard for reproducing forcibly with a less than willing female.

4

They see the golden antelope and ask her for gold, more gold[1].

5

If the only way humans could learn was through directly physical stimuli, we'd be scratching dirt and running down antelope still.

6

I suppose darting the antelope first and attaching a radio direction beacon would be cheating.

7

Cattle lack upper incisors, as do deer and antelope.

8

Should a lion be punished for eating an antelope?

9

What we need is fields of wheat and maybe the occasional antelope.

10

I'll stop running Adblock the day not running it stops being like walking through a lion's den with raw antelope strapped to your danglies.

11

> Will somebody please explain to me why 'ezel' (donkey) is masculine, 'paard' (horse) is neuter and 'antilope' (antelope) is feminine?

12

There are lots of coyotes, hawks, antelope, foxes, porcupine and skunks.

Quote examples

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("Gosh, these antelope don't look very dangerous, with their open wounds and their expressions of terror!

2

It's kind-of the same as saying "lions keep the antelope herds healthy" which is technically true, but only because they are the mechanism by which the less healthy antelopes stop being a part of the herd.

3

"grabbing one of these super marathon runners, taking him to the wide open plains of Utah, and asking him to bring back a dead antelope." you might need a tracker for when the antelope goes over the horizon/out of sight.

4

(use-modules (gnu)) (operating-system (host-name "antelope") (timezone "Europe/Paris") (locale "en_US.

Proper noun examples

1

They go to three letters, such as Annoyingly Angry Antelope...

2

However I'm still eager to see the matchup against the MIT Antelope.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use antelope in a sentence?

That's like trying to avoid competing with the lions by hiding out among the sick and wounded antelope.

What does antelope mean?

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

What part of speech is antelope?

antelope is commonly used as noun.