alley cat

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I suppose she is referring to an alley cat or perhaps a jackal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Andrea Sachs for The Washington Post: A beloved alley cat now lives in the Watergate.

From Slate • May 23, 2024

And although he has his own sleeping space in a spare room, the former alley cat of late seems to have discovered that bedding down with humans clearly has its charms.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2022

“I thought ‘Well, that’s like one alley cat laughing at another alley cat — it’s all farm and dirt,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2021

Mommy ignored them all, unless the insults threatened her children, at which time she would turn and fight back like an alley cat, hissing, angry, and fearless.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride