How to Use mountain goat in a Sentence

mountain goat

noun
Definition of mountain goatnext
  • Cevedao, our Wounaan lead guide and porter, sets the pace of a mountain goat.
    — Jason Motlagh, Outside Online, 19 July 2016
  • The air hummed with birdsong, and with the bells of the mountain goats that forage in the highlands.
    — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The largest male mountain goat was found in Alaska and weighed in at 385 pounds.
    — Nina Wladkowski, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2018
  • Two fat cats scrambled on the rocks around me like mountain goats.
    — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
  • There aren't too many (any?) mountain goats in New England, are there?
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2018
  • For your best chance of spotting wildlife like mountain goats and bighorn sheep, try the Highline Trail.
    — Aaron Brandel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2020
  • The presence of ibex, a species of mountain goat, bodes well for a snow leopard sighting.
    — Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The only recent report of waste was the Grand Teton mountain goats.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 10 Feb. 2020
  • In 1859, Mutton ate the head off a mountain goat skin that was in Gibbs’s care, bringing a colleague to near tears.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 10 Mar. 2021
  • One Chilkat blanket—with yarn made from mountain goat wool and cedar bark—may take up to 2,000 hours, or one-to-four years to make, Hope says.
    — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The meat my family eats consists of deer, mountain goat, moose, and salmon.
    — Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The land was in the mountains in eastern L.A. County, so steep that even mountain goats might have a hard time climbing it.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The S’mores Clusters last month were more like elk scat, and these Snacky Clusters are smaller, so maybe a mountain goat.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 28 June 2023
  • Along the way, travelers can see mountain goats and bighorn sheep as well as grizzly bears.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
  • Still, the royals did take home trophies from moose, caribou, mountain goat and two bears.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The agency said the new closure would provide refuge for wildlife like mountain goats, lynx and wolverines.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The thief stole 14 deer mounts, along with a bear hide, a wolf hide, a sheep hide, a mountain goat hide, and multiple boxes of .22 ammo.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But reindeer are not as sure-footed as mountain goats, putting them at risk of falling.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 31 July 2019
  • Bruni explained that chunks of the mountain break off from the cliffs during heavy rainstorms or when mountain goats clamber up the slopes.
    — Elaine Sciolino, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
  • All the iconic Rocky Mountains animals are present in the park — moose, elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, wolves, cougars, and grizzly bears.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • To keep things lightweight, this mountain goat employs the brand's SHOT starting system.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Sadly, New England is not a habitat for mountain goats.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2018
  • In the coastal Welsh town of Llandudno, a herd of mountain goats stomped through the streets, munching on vegetation and climbing walls.
    — Ula Chrobak, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Elk, moose, bison, and mountain goats can be spotted during the summer months, which is also the park's busiest season.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Nike’s team claims to have been inspired by a mountain goat when making this particular sneaker, and let’s just say those things know their way around the side of a hill.
    — Tyler Watamanuk, GQ, 29 May 2018
  • His video shows one of the mountain goats walking across the hood of the car while the other repeatedly stomps directly on top of a rooftop cargo box fastened to the SUV’s roof.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2024
  • The streets of Llandudno are usually filled with tourists and locals but instead saw a herd of mountain goats roam freely on Tuesday.
    — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Barbary sheep, mouflon sheep, blackbuck, red stag, sika and axis deer and mountain goats are among the exotic game that roam the ranch.
    — Melissa Manno, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Whether their hunting for the pungent soft stuff or creamy mountain goat creations, cheese aficionados will be well taken care of.
    — Joe Minihane, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
  • For the second straight summer, mountain goats are flying in Olympic National Park.
    — Washington Post, 9 July 2019

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