CHEETAH in a Sentence

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For CHEETAH, below is one of 5 sentences:
The cheetah has an extremely flexible backbone that gives extra speed or force to its running motion.

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 Meanings and Examples of CHEETAH
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cheetah
 n.  long-legged, swift-running wild cat tamed and used for hunting in India
Classic Sentence:
1  But there is a cheetah and a baboon.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
2  There was a cheetah, too; perhaps we might find it upon our shoulders at any moment.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
3  From outside came the occasional cry of a night-bird, and once at our very window a long drawn catlike whine, which told us that the cheetah was indeed at liberty.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
Example Sentence:
1  The cheetah has an extremely flexible backbone that gives extra speed or force to its running motion.
2  The cheetah is generally credited as the world's fastest animal.