on the prowl

phrase

: in the act of prowling

also : in search of something

His fourth wife had just left him, and he was on the prowl again.

—Mary McCarthy

Examples of on the prowl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The series, an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ 2023 novel of the same name, follows a group of elite Los Angeles prep school students attempting to survive senior year with a serial killer on the prowl. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on the prowl

• waterfowl
• afoul
• wildfowl
• foul
• foule
• fowl
• growl
• howl
• jowl
• owl
• scowl