pets

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.

Collins explained that Mammoth Mountain is a community surrounded by forests, inhabited by a healthy population of bears, and encouraged residents to be hyperaware, especially if they have pets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Among the revisions: new bans on jaywalking, walking pets without a leash and smoking while driving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A national “positive list” of which animals citizens are legally permitted to keep as pets.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

People should also check themselves and their pets, and immediately report any detections to officials.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

It had originally been a port-red color—and by lamplight, at least, still was—but it now featured a number of rather pancreas-shaped faded spots, unsentimental mementos, all, of a series of household pets.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger