forage Sentence Examples

  1. The deer cautiously foraged for tender leaves in the dense undergrowth.
  2. The hikers anxiously foraged for edible berries along the trail.
  3. The chipmunks busily foraged for nuts and seeds to store for the winter.
  4. The squirrels deftly foraged for acorns in the tall oak trees.
  5. The ants tirelessly foraged for food to sustain their colony.
  6. The foraging birds descended upon the freshly scattered birdseed.
  7. The farmers meticulously foraged for weeds and pests in their crops.
  8. The researchers patiently foraged for specimens in the remote rainforest.
  9. The survivalist skillfully foraged for sustenance in the unforgiving wilderness.
  10. The goats contentedly foraged for grass in the lush pasture.

forage Meaning

Wordnet

forage (n)

bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

the act of searching for food and provisions

Wordnet

forage (v)

collect or look around for (food)

wander and feed

Webster

forage (n.)

The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc.

Food of any kind for animals, especially for horses and cattle, as grass, pasture, hay, corn, oats.

Webster

forage (v. i.)

To wander or rove in search of food; to collect food, esp. forage, for horses and cattle by feeding on or stripping the country; to ravage; to feed on spoil.

Webster

forage (v. t.)

To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds.

Synonyms & Antonyms of forage

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FAQs About the word forage

bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle, the act of searching for food and provisions, collect or look around for (food), wander a

graze, pasture, eat,feed, browse, range, stock, overgraze, nibble,rustle

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The deer cautiously foraged for tender leaves in the dense undergrowth.

The hikers anxiously foraged for edible berries along the trail.

The chipmunks busily foraged for nuts and seeds to store for the winter.

The squirrels deftly foraged for acorns in the tall oak trees.