shoot elephant

Examples (10)

• In his memoir, the big-game hunter described the first time he shot an elephant.
• It is a serious crime to shoot an elephant for its ivory.
• The wildlife ranger had no choice but to shoot the rogue elephant that was threatening the village.
• George Orwell's essay famously recounts his experience of being forced to shoot an elephant.
• The poachers were tracked for weeks before they were caught attempting to shoot a bull elephant.
• He was haunted by the memory and wished he had never shot that elephant.
• Under strict conservation laws, you can face decades in prison if you shoot an elephant.
• The story is about a man who traveled to Africa hoping to shoot an elephant.
• A sick elephant was shot humanely by the vet to end its suffering.
• The government has issued a strict directive that no one is permitted to shoot an elephant in the reserve.