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How to use leopard in a sentence

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Leopard means a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus). Example: “The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.”

Examples of leopard by meaning

nounA large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus).

  • During all such cases when we were present they responded by giving repeated alarm calls, even when the leopard was already feeding on a carcass.1990, Dorothy L. Cheney, How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species, published 1992, page 284
  • The leopard (Panthera pardus or Felis pardus cf tulliana) is a close relative of the lion, but biblical references mentioning it are very few, suggesting that it was not as common.1998, Oded Borowski, Every Living Thing: Daily Use of Animals in Ancient Israel, page 201
  • Leopard skins have always been desirable commodities because of their spectacular spotted patterns.2005, Richard Ellis, Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn: The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine, page 197

nounA similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard.

  • There are plenty of beautiful cats among the thirty-nine species in the Felidae family, but the three leopards—clouded, common, and snow—may be the most visually stunning.2005, Eric Dinerstein, Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations, page 81

nounA lion passant guardant.

  • Sometimes there is confusion over the heraldic leopard, the question being—When is a leopard not a leopard?1968, Charles MacKinnon of Dunakin, The Observer's Book of Heraldry, pages 68–69

More sentences with leopard

  • The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.From the entry spot
  • The albino leopard was quite remarkable, as it was completely unspotted.From the entry unspotted
  • Despite the watchful nature of the passing gazelles, the leopard lay unspotted under the bush.From the entry unspotted
  • Without the anticryptic benefit of their spots, leopards would go hungry.From the entry anticryptic
  • We can recognise each leopard by its markings.From the entry markings
  • I just watched a crazy video where a solo leopard attacked a flange of baboons.2023 August 18, thebligg, “ow many baboons does it take to kill a leopard?”, in reddit, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2026. From the entry flange
  • It huddled beneath the spreading arms of a large leopard tree.2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 9. From the entry leopard tree
  • Pruritis, leopard skin, onchocercomata and hanging groin reduced by 54.4%, 61.3%, 77.7% and 88.5% respectively.2016 March 5, “Impact of Six Years Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin in the Control of Onchocerciasis, Western Ethiopia”, in…. From the entry onchocercomata
  • In particular, porcupines, hyenas, and leopards are known in Africa to transport bones to particular places.2010, Richard Potts, Early Hominid Activities at Olduvai, page 81. From the entry porcupine
  • He describes a beautiful thought experiment to demonstrate a rabbit’s cousinship to a leopard.2009 October 11, Nicholas Wade, “Evolution All Around”, in The New York Times. From the entry cousinship
  • Leopards, like their smaller domestic counterparts, are pouncers, and their jumping helps them stay in shape.2008 January 18, Laurel Graeber, “Children’s Events”, in New York Times. From the entry pouncer
  • To me, however, they are more reminiscent of leopard danios than livebearers.2007, Tropical Fish Hobbyist, volume 56, numbers 1-4, TFH Publications, page 51. From the entry danio
  • BUT REMEMBER .. a leopard can't change its spots, and Newtee's spots are more than skin deep!1997 March 12, GrandBlu 2, “Gingrich 2 Limbaugh:"Screw you, it's bipartisan I'll be!"”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh (Usenet), archived from…. From the entry middle-finger
  • Then I got a leopard frog and a bunch of frog’s eggs.1954, Wallace Kirkland, Recollections of a Life Photographer, page 146. From the entry frogess
  • Leopard 2s, Challengers and Abrams M-1s have been earmarked for Ukraine and are vastly superior to the Russian main battle tanks.2023 February 20, Tim Lister, “After nearly one year of war, how Ukraine defied the odds — and may still defeat Russia”, in CNN. From the entry M-1
  • The animals harass other species, from snow leopards to foxes.2021 May 29, Janaki Lenin, “Tales from the Transhimalaya”, in The Hindu, archived from the original on 29 May 2021. From the entry Transhimalaya
  • 'I didn't want leopards to eat ANYONE'S face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.2018 November 20, James Chalmers (@ProfChalmers), Twitter. From the entry Leopards Eating People's Faces Party
  • Many designers consider leopard print rugs and carpeting to be classic floor coverings whose popularity spans centuries and continents.2013, Boles, Jennifer, The peak of chic, New York : Clarkson Potter, page 117. From the entry print
  • More sadly that meant that someone else out there also thought that leopard print boardies were a ‘must have’ fashion item.2010, Shannon Meadows, Road Wench - It's A Tour, Not A Holiday, unnumbered page. From the entry boardies
  • Without the Chop Chop Chop Chop Cowville seems almost normal: no hover of helicopters, no leap of leopards.2009, Cooper, The President's Dilemma: A Novel, page 131. From the entry leap
  • He propped one elbow against the full belly of his two-string guimbri guitar, of inlaid ebony, strung with leopard gut.2005, Gardner Dozois, The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN. From the entry guimbri
  • On the beach he always wore a straw hat with a red band and a brief pair of leopard print trunks.1983, Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers, Penguin, published 2009, page 17. From the entry brief
  • Smudge them black, the lion has finished eating the leopard, the stillness is eternal . . . that is my head.1977, Nancy Dean, Myra Stark, In the looking glass: twenty-one modern short stories by women, page 11. From the entry ungloss
  • Well, I'm the man that called up about the leopard.1938 (film premiere), 1988 (book), Howard Hawks (director), [Hagar Wilde (screenwriter)], “Bringing Up Baby: The Continuity Script”, in…. From the entry oh well
  • The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment. From the entry a leopard cannot change its spots
  • A leopard doesn’t change its spots.”2025 July 28, Steve Contorno, quoting Paul Dans, “Project 2025 architect Paul Dans to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate in South…. From the entry vehement
  • Always a rush when Members of Parliament for the Leopards Eating Faces Party suddenly discover the horror of faces eaten by leopards.2019 August 19, Ally Fogg (@AllyFogg), Twitter. From the entry Leopards Eating Faces Party
  • A community bus with cartoon paintings of a leopard cat is seen on Tuesday at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Miaoli County's Jhuolan Township.2018 January 2, “Leopard cat bus”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2024, Photos of the Day. From the entry Jhuolan
  • I wanna make a hyenasona but I already have an african wild dog, sabertoothed snow leopard, spotted genet, sabertoothed fox, and a mouse.2016 May 29, @SketchyGenet, Twitter. From the entry hyenasona
  • Centuries ago it was believed that the leopard was a cross between a lion and a pard, hence its title of leo-pard.2014 June 15, Desmond Morris, Leopard, Reaktion Books, →ISBN. From the entry pard
  • Some authorities said that a pard was another name for a panther and others stated that a panther was a female leopard.2014 June 15, Desmond Morris, Leopard, Reaktion Books, →ISBN. From the entry pard
  • Another option is Londolozi, (the Zulu word for “protector of all living things”) a well-known South African bushcamp specializing in leopard conservation.2007 August 5, Jennifer Conlin, “Your Fellow Guests May Be Really Wild”, in New York Times. From the entry bushcamp
  • Lions and leopards have been known to kill and eat honey badgers, but on the whole, they will give them a wide berth.2007, Ross Piper, Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals, page 48. From the entry honey badger
  • I conceded I might have slightly mollified if it had been Wendy Rieger in that clingy leopard skin blouse she wears on Channel 4.2003, Tony Kornheiser, I'm Back for More Cash (Because You Can't Take Two Hundred Newspapers into the Bathroom), page 255. From the entry clingy
  • So off we went, six sleazy hookers in low-cut leopard stretch tops, red teddys with micro minis, skin tight hot pink latex pants.1988 April 15, David Fremon, “Extras”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016. From the entry teddys

Meaning of leopard

  1. noun A large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus).
  2. noun The male of the species P. pardus, as distinguished from a leopardess.
  3. noun A similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard.

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Questions about leopard in a sentence

How do you use leopard in a sentence?
Leopard is used as a noun. For example: “The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.”
What is a short sentence with leopard?
“A leopard doesn’t change its spots.””
What does leopard mean?
Leopard means a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus).

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