Synonyms

1. prey

Sentence Examples

1. Then I want extensive measures in place to capture our quarry.
2. He might end up wither neither of them if he gave chase, and the easy quarry was the man on the spooked horse in front of him.
3. He found his first quarry seated by the fire playing cards, laughing and drinking.
4. He had to risk losing him, for Richard was his quarry.
5. The eagle owl landed on a nearby branch and shook out its feathers, its eyes never leaving its quarry below.
6. That he did not live to take possession was due to his fatal misjudgement of the ability of his quarry.
7. Pierce told him they knew of the house in Chapel Street and confirmed their quarry had slipped from there and that he awaited word on whether he was at Burton.
8. The two riders crossed the water-filled gap in the meadow with equal ease and continued hard on the trail of their quarry.
9. By his facial expressions and his gestures, it is clear that he knows his quarry has escaped him but it is equally clear that he is not looking for sorcerers or wizards.
10. Whatever direction Alan had taken had not been the one they had chosen, and after two hours of pointless pursuit it became obvious that they had lost their quarry.