plural lions
1
a
or plural lion
: a large heavily built social cat (Panthera leo) of open or rocky areas chiefly of sub-Saharan Africa though once widely distributed throughout Africa and southern Asia that has a tawny body with a tufted tail and a shaggy blackish or dark brown mane in the male
b
: any of several large wildcats
especially
: cougar sense 1
c
capitalized
: leo
2
a
: a person felt to resemble a lion (as in courage or ferocity)
b
: a person of outstanding interest or importance
a literary lion
3
capitalized
[Lions (club)]
: a member of a major national and international service club
Examples of lion in a Sentence
the roar of the lion
He was a literary lion among the writers of his time.
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Perhaps some exceptions are the lions that hail from a zoo in Ukraine.
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Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
When a meteor unleashes a virus that turns zoo animals into zombies, a lion, a wolf, and other surviving animals scramble to the rescue.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 3 Apr. 2025
Startlingly handsome with hair like a lion, but in an existential way; a chain-smoking character actor.
—Kaleb Horton, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
Seldom seen in closeup, the King is framed as Cromwell regards him—a distant figure to be simultaneously feared and managed, like a captive lion.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
When a meteor unleashes a virus that turns zoo animals into zombies, a lion, a wolf, and other surviving animals scramble to the rescue.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 3 Apr. 2025
Startlingly handsome with hair like a lion, but in an existential way; a chain-smoking character actor.
—Kaleb Horton, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
Seldom seen in closeup, the King is framed as Cromwell regards him—a distant figure to be simultaneously feared and managed, like a captive lion.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lion
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lion. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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