How to Use deer in a Sentence

deer

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  • Just get in the woods with the deer and hunt the acorns.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • To get to the corn, the deer have to shove their faces between the rollers.
    — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 19 July 2023
  • On the trails, be on the lookout for deer, moose, and black bears.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But the deer and the bunny don't have any plans to part ways.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
  • At the top of the stone walls are carved deer, with chains around their necks.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The ranch is where the deer and the antelope — along with the bighorn sheep and the elk — all play.
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
  • There are deer and birds and the sound of crickets all around.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
  • When the deer found its way to the door, a man opened it to let the animal.
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Maine was one of the first states to detect PFAS in deer.
    — Time, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But the deer had spooked (likely from the sound of the ATV, Laleman thinks).
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2024
  • It had been stained brown by deer mice, who did use it.
    — Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The two hunters noticed that the deer had shifted its approach to the pond.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Moose are the largest species of deer, and males can weigh up to 1,800 pounds and reach over six feet tall.
    — Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Jeff: That is like a deer in the headlights question for me.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 22 June 2023
  • There's just something about seeing the deer and the wild turkeys and the elk.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The only way to truly learn how to skin a deer is, well, to skin a deer.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The area near the mine used to be prime habitat for wild turkey and deer.
    — Wudan Yan, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Put on some sunscreen and drive north, first on the I-15 and then, watching out for deer, the 93.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • That’s a 10-foot-tall fence to protect our stock from deer graze.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Back in the woods, Lottie has her first vision since the crash: a deer with bloody antlers.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 24 Mar. 2023
  • There are elk and bear, kestrels and ravens, tall grasses and deer, and trout in deep, cool pools.
    — Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Then the 4-pointer ran out of the cover, followed by a young deer.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Big-game hunters use them for blood-trailing deer and elk.
    — Kyle Wintersteen, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • As with all lilies, if deer are present in your area, do your best to keep them away from these plants.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
  • The deer might be close, or hanging out a couple miles away.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Once the baby deer was out, it was released back into the wild.
    — Talia Lissauer, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • That was that — a buck deer and a bull elk in two shots within 400 yards of each other.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
  • The 150-grain bullet hit right behind the buck’s shoulder, and the deer hunched over after the shot.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Bruce found his bloody arrow, then left the area and walked to a barn to wait for his dad before tracking the deer.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2024
  • That same month, a viral video captured a heroic deer warning an Oregon homeowner that a bear was approaching.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024

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