Pounce

//paʊns//

"Pounce" in a Sentence (24 examples)

He knows that his critics are waiting to pounce on any slip that he makes.

Sami finally saw his chance to pounce.

A mountain lion was preparing to pounce on Ziri.

The tiger was stalking Ziri, preparing to pounce.

There be wild hogs, of a surety, and monstrous wild cats that climb like monkeys, and see in the dark, and will pounce on a man and carry him off afore he can twink an eyelid.

The tiger lies in wait in the head-high grass, ready to pounce.

That cat looks ready to pounce!

Pounce is an amber and gold bobcat with light brown eyes facial markings and a pink nose.

At the Thorn, or at a meagre kitchen table, or even on the carpenter’s workbench, he spreads open the portfolio, lights a candle stub, slices a fresh quill, and arranges pounce pot and ink well.

to pounce paper, or a pattern

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Again the cat jolted the bed with a pounce.

March 22 1775, Edmund Burke, speech in the House of Commons on conciliation with America You have , indeed , winged ministers of vengeance, who carry your bolts in their pounces to the remotest verge of the sea

And from her griping pounce the greedy prey doth quarry

a pounce to print money with

one spendeth his patrimony upon pounces and cuts

The kitten pounced at the ball I threw to it.

She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself.

I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.

I pounced on the chance to get promoted.

While he was out of town on vacation, I pounced, leaking the photos.

Why would I talk to the press and give them a chance to pounce on me?

Irish debutant Conor Henderson - another ball-playing midfielder - probed for a gap through the back-line and the 19-year-old's deflected pass was pounced on by Tomas Rosicky, who sped to the byeline to clip a square ball through the legs of Charlie Daniels across the box.

Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren.

Now pounce him lightly, / And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper.

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