fox hunting
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- fox hunter noun
- fox-hunter noun
Etymology
Origin of fox hunting
First recorded in 1665–75
Example Sentences
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The Parliament Act was last used in 2004 to push through a ban on fox hunting.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
He loved horseback riding, fox hunting and trying different restaurants, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024
He has campaigned against badger culling and fox hunting through an animal welfare group he founded in 2010 — named Save Me after the 1980 Queen song.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022
They retired to the Fauquier County, Va., estate primarily for its proximity to the Old Dominion Hounds, a prominent fox hunting group.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022
They laughed when Obinze said, “I don’t understand why fox hunting is such a big issue in this country. Aren’t there more important things?”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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