hunting party

collocation in English

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hunting
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhʌn.tɪŋ/us
/ˈhʌn.t̬ɪŋ/
chasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport, ...
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party
noun
uk
/ˈpɑː.ti/us
/ˈpɑːr.t̬i/
a social event at which a group of people meet to talk, eat, drink, dance, etc., often in order to celebrate a ...
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(Definition ofhuntingandpartyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Accompanied by seven elephants, thehuntingpartyapproached the tiger.
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Ahuntingpartydrove the bull over the hill.
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A story that he had accompanied an earlier royalhuntingpartyis almost certainly fictional.
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She is chasing a robotic bird she discovered spying on ahuntingpartyof her tribe.
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While waiting for weather conditions to improve, members of thehuntingpartysang ballets to pass the time.
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The wolf desperately flees through the forest with thehuntingpartyin pursuit.
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His posse immediately became ahuntingpartywhere the men were split into 11 pairs, each pair bringing back a bear hide.
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There are men on horses, a man with an elephant, ahuntingparty.
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Ahuntingpartyis sent into the forest but again return unsuccessful.
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The huntsman would then report back to his lord and thehuntingpartywould come bringing a pack of raches.
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As onehuntingpartyreturned, another would leave, so that the village was occupied at all times.
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Most of thehuntingpartythen followed the son.
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This find may indicate the presence of a summerhuntingpartyrather than permanent settlement.
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He leads ahuntingpartyto the city where they find a group of young adults scavenging supplies.
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Thehuntingpartyscatters, each looking for prey on his own, but before long someone is heard crying for help.
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Once the lion is encountered, the pack attempts to hold the lion at bay until thehuntingpartyarrives to dispatch the lion.
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Ten days have passed and no one has heard from thehuntingparty.
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Ahuntingpartyconsisted of two men: a strikerman in the bow, and the captain in the stern.
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