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How to use fox in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Fox means any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox. Example: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”

Examples of fox by meaning

nounAny member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.

  • A group of foxes is called a skulk.2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC

nounThe red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.

  • The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
  • It was earliest morning, when even small trees cast long shadows and scarlet foxes trot denward through the dew like flecks of fire.1987, Gene Wolfe, chapter XXVIII, in The Urth of the New Sun, 1st US edition, New York: Tor Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 164

nounA flying fox.

  • Their screeches heralded excited talk from the hurrying troops, for flying fox is a delicacy.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 154

nounA physically attractive person, typically a woman.

  • And Jerry was cute, you know, I liked him, but Frank was a total fox.1993, Laura Antoniou, The Marketplace, page 90
  • It wasn't just that Jayne was a fox – although, fuck, was she ever a fox.2012, Adele Parks, Still Thinking of You

nounA hidden radio transmitter, finding which is the goal of radiosport.

  • Locating a hidden transmitter (the fox) has been a popular ham activity for many years.2006, H. Ward Silver, The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual

nounSomeone who fuses many different influences and concepts in their philosophy or worldview.

  • He was a hedgehog, not a fox.1970, The Month

verbTo sham, to dissemble.

  • He was not foxing.1916, James Joyce, chapter I, in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, New York, N.Y.: B[enjamin] W. Huebsch, →OCLC

verbTo confuse or baffle (someone).

  • This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.

More sentences with fox

  • A male fox will scent mark his territory during mating season.From the entry scent mark
  • The fox dragged its kill back to its den.From the entry kill
  • The hounds scented the fox in the woods.From the entry scent
  • The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.From the entry track
  • The Russians claim to have successfully domesticated foxes.From the entry domesticate
  • The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground.From the entry go to ground
  • The sound of the clicketting foxes was unmistakable.From the entry clicket
  • Raccoons, skunks, snakes, cats, and foxes are mesopredators.From the entry mesopredator
  • The hounds gave tongue as they scented the fox nearby.From the entry give tongue
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:desert fox.From the entry desert fox
  • The hounds were baying a fox.From the entry hound
  • The fox took for Westhide wood.From the entry take for
  • Because of its widespread distribution and large population, the red fox is one of the most important furbearing animals harvested for the fur trade.From the entry furbearing
  • Fox News host Laura Ingraham called the capture of Maduro “quintessentially Maga”.2026 January 7, Jeremy Barr, quoting Laura Ingraham, “Maga media stars back Trump on Venezuela … mostly: ‘It doesn’t make any sense’”, in…. From the entry maga
  • It involves bloodhounds and horse riders pursuing not foxes but cross-country runners.2025 November 15, Matthew Weaver, “‘Are they going to eat me alive?’: trail runners become prey in newest form of hunting”, in The…. From the entry cross-country
  • The world can be a dangerous place for fox kits, flaminglets, armadillo pups, and zebra foals.2024, Dawn Huebner, Facing Mighty Fears About Being Apart From Parents, page 13. From the entry flaminglet
  • She explains that with fox tox, the brows appear snatched while the eyes look elongated and youthful.2024 December 5, Jessica Fields, quoting Melanie Marris, “2 Brow Looks We’re Going to See Everywhere in 2025, According to a Celeb Brow…. From the entry fox tox
  • Its ʽcore faunaʼ consisted of the woolly mammoth, woolly rhino, saiga, muskox and the arctic fox.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 205. From the entry musk ox
  • The favourite device of one of the Indian desert foxes here is of a donnybrookian flavour.2016, Arthur Morrison, The Complete Works of Arthur Morrison, Delphi Classics - Series 6, (unpaginated). From the entry donnybrookian
  • She never quite succeeded in taming the animals: two squirrels, a fox, and a ring-tailed civet cat.2013, Judith Carrington, Juanita Herff Drought Chipman, editors, Eda & Ilse: Domestic Life of Privileged 19th to 20th Century Women…. From the entry ring-tailed civet cat
  • It was that if she ever saw a three-legged fox, she should follow it.2011, David Gemmell, Sword in the Storm, Del Rey, →ISBN. From the entry geasa
  • Last year she saw a fox that had three legs, and she followed her geasa.2011, David Gemmell, Sword in the Storm, Del Rey, →ISBN. From the entry geasa
  • Fox" now that it has an Oscar nom to boast about.2010 February 13, "Juan F. Lara" (username), "2/5-7 Weekend BoxOffice", in rec.arts.animation and rec.arts.disney.animation, Usenet. From the entry nom
  • “He comes off as crazy, but he's crazy like a fox,” Smith said of Arenas last year.2010 December 18, Jonathan Abrams, “With Two Trades, the Magic Bets on the Present”, in New York Times, retrieved 18 Jul 2011. From the entry crazy like a fox
  • Fox and CBS, with some input from the league, create each Sunday’s regionalization maps.2009 January 22, Richard Sandomir, “Cardinals Reach the Super Bowl, but Have Trouble Reaching Viewers”, in New York Times. From the entry regionalization
  • Mammal seedeaters include chipmunks; ground squirrels; red, gray, and fox squirrels; voles; white-footed mice; and pocket gophers.2003, John Andrew Eastman, The Book of Field and Roadside. From the entry seedeater
  • If you want something other than quick brown foxes, perhaps you'd like a hunk of lorem ipsums?2000 March 25, Suzanne S. Barnhill <sbarnhill@mvps.org>, “Re: I think there is a combination of keys . , .”, in…. From the entry lorem ipsum
  • Marta's gander was a magnificent snow-white bird: the object of terror to foxes, children and dogs.1988, Bruce Chatwin, Utz, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN; republished London: Vintage Books, 2005, →ISBN, page 50. From the entry gander
  • The Gray fox of North and South America can grow nearly as big as the Red fox.1988, O'Toole, Christopher; Stidworthy, John, 1943-, Mammals, New York: Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC. From the entry tree fox
  • It is also known as the Tree fox because it has the habit of climbing trees.1988, O'Toole, Christopher; Stidworthy, John, 1943-, Mammals, New York: Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC. From the entry tree fox

Meaning of fox

  1. noun Any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
  2. noun The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.
  3. noun Other canines that resemble true foxes, of the genera Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Otocyon, and Urocyon.

Full definition of fox

Questions about fox in a sentence

How do you use fox in a sentence?
Fox is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
What is a short sentence with fox?
“He was not foxing.”
What does fox mean?
Fox means any member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.

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