How to Use Bengal tiger in a Sentence

Bengal tiger

noun
  • After all, a Bengal tiger’s jaw can bite with a force of more than 1,000 pounds per square inch.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Or for that matter, the majestic villain of the tale, Shere Khan the Bengal tiger.
    Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • In 2017 a teenager tried to transport a Bengal tiger cub across the U.S.-Mexico border.
    National Geographic, 1 Dec. 2020
  • The banner is black with a large orange Paul Brown signature and the head of a Bengal tiger on it, police said.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Inspired by the book’s Bengal tiger, the name matched the incredible vessel, which sleeps up to 26 guests in 13 cabins.
    Chloe Braithwaite, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Inside, police found a Bengal tiger cub inside a dog crate.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Her husband, Charlie Silveria, won a raffle to feed a 4-year-old white Bengal tiger through a fence.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2022
  • In fact, all the white tigers in captivity in the U.S. are believed to be descendants of a single male Bengal tiger named Mohan, bred to an orange tiger and then to his daughter from that breeding.
    Azzedine Downes, Scientific American, 22 June 2021
  • After a shipwreck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a 16-year-old boy survives on a lifeboat with four companions — a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger.
    The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The Georgia safari is home to Bengal tigers, according to information on its website.
    Leo Sands, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Last year, a Bengal tiger made headlines after videos surfaced online of the feline roaming a Houston neighborhood on Mother's Day.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 19 Aug. 2022
  • And India’s Sunderbans, a region of marshy land and mangrove forests populated by both humans and tigers, provides the largest remaining Bengal tiger habitat in the world.
    Sarah Sax, Wired, 17 July 2021
  • That same year, police officers in New Mexico discovered a healthy, young Bengal tiger cub while responding to reports of a shooting.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 6 June 2024
  • Another cage, divided into two sections, featured 10-year-old Sooner the Bengal tiger, Nero the lion and Cleopatra the lioness.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
  • The Bengal tiger, found in India, are considered endangered with less than 2,500 in the wild, according to National Geographic.
    Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Sheba, an 8-year old female Bengal tiger, slipped out of an enclosure at a private farm just south of Johannesburg over the weekend and attacked a 39-year old man, who was taken to the hospital and treated for injuries, according to reports.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
  • With round-the-clock musicians, magicians, comedians, blue men and white Bengal tigers, the Strip became the premier global destination not just for indecorous gambling, but also for family-friendly entertainment.
    Chris Carra, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The Houston Downtown Aquarium's controversial exhibit of white Bengal tigers continues to baffle some visitors.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 11 May 2023

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