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How to use jackal in a sentence

19 example sentences · noun, verb

Jackal means any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf. Example: “The jackals began to gather around the carcass.”

Examples of jackal by meaning

nounAny of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.

  • In passing, it also mentions how the jackal and the tiger acquired their reddish spots.1987, Brenda E. F. Beck, Peter J. Claus, Praphulladatta Goswami, Jawaharlal Handoo, editors, Folktales of India, page 289
  • Until recently, scientists thought Ethiopian wolves were a type of jackal.2002, Fred H. Harrington, The Ethiopian Wolf, page 6
  • As we will see, the jackal is usually associated in the Indic context with death and impurity, and would therefore sit squarely at the bottom of Dumont's social hierarchy.2007, McComas Taylor, The Fall of the Indigo Jackal: The Discourse of Division and Pūrnabhadra's Pañcatantra, page 52

More sentences with jackal

  • The jackals began to gather around the carcass.From the entry around
  • It shall be the haunt of jackals, an abode for ostriches.2018, Michael Coogan, Marc Brettler, Carol Newsom, The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha. From the entry haunt
  • Dave Kearney was straight over the ball in a jackal, and Mul made a brilliant clear-out.2016, Gerry Thornley, Front Up, Rise Up: The Official Story of Connacht Rugby. From the entry clear-out
  • Other people flip the script on the day of the jackal that'll make you cackle.2003, Deborah Gregory, The Cheetah Girls: Livin' Large!, page 405. From the entry flip the script
  • The siafus, together with the hyena, jackal and vulture, are the great scavengers of Kenya.1957, William W. Baldwin, Mau Mau Man-hunt, page 216. From the entry siafu
  • Among the foxes and jackals the puppies of the long eared fox are quite the most delightful.1921 February 26, Country Life 1921-02-26: Vol 49 Iss 1260. From the entry long-eared fox
  • In any case, the golden jackal is an important new meso-carnivore in Europe and it is here to stay.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 285. From the entry mesocarnivore
  • You are saying like jackal who has "powerful friend".1999 August 18, Alex, “1,000 years with Austria or 1 day with Serbs?”, in alt.beograd (Usenet), retrieved 14 May 2022. From the entry faschist
  • I also saw rhinocerosses, waterbuffaloes, different kinds of goats, tapirs, zebras, jackals, wolves, rabbits and two very large turtles.1998, Peter Richardus, editor, Tibetan Lives: Three Himalayan Autobiographies, Curzon Press, →ISBN, page 56. From the entry rhinocerosses
  • Others sprint off and take position — their jackal ears fully erect, their fishhook tails twitching like flags in a stiff wind.2013 July 15, Jack Hitt, “DNA Backs Lore on Pre-Columbian Dogs”, in The New York Times. From the entry fishhook
  • I heard them on the other bank, and then saw a man on a horse crossing the river, and went to ground like a jackal.1912, H. Rider Haggard, chapter 19, in Marie. From the entry go to ground
  • Epizootically, it is known that natural foci of rabies exist in wild carnivores, and jackals, wolves and mongooses play a significant role in the transmission cycle of the disease.2001, Betty Dodet, Rabies Control in Asia, page 238. From the entry epizootically
  • “Our bedroom had a sweeping view of the water and clean sheets and towels had been laid out for us on a kaross of jackal pelts.”1992, Mark Owens et al., Cry of the Kalahari, →ISBN. From the entry kaross
  • They were like jackals that are too cowardly to make their own kill, but must follow the trail of carcasses left by the lions and tigers.1967, Hal Travers, Voyage Sixty-nine, page 458. From the entry manarvel
  • The Bat-eared, or Delalande's fox is called "mbweha masikio" in Kiswahili, which means "eared jackal," but he is a true fox (and has, for example, the fox-like vertical eye pupils).1987, Fetner, P. Jay; Plimpton, George, The African safari: the ultimate wildlife and photographic adventure, →OCLC. From the entry Delalande's fox
  • The forest hangs round them like a theater curtain, mist rising from the water, half-drowned things – jackals, monkeys, pottos, bushpigs – wading along with them, looking dazed and bearish.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 147. From the entry potto

Meaning of jackal

  1. noun Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
  2. noun A person who performs menial or routine tasks; a dogsbody.
  3. noun A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially, a base collaborator.

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Questions about jackal in a sentence

How do you use jackal in a sentence?
Jackal is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The jackals began to gather around the carcass.”
What is a short sentence with jackal?
“The jackals began to gather around the carcass.”
What does jackal mean?
Jackal means any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.

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