basset

Example Sentences

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It’s like telling me you beat your basset hound in tennis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Finn, a 4-year-old basset hound dressed as a hot dog, is excited whenever owner Stephanie Hinrichs pulls out his costumes.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

"Then when Freda died my father himself bought another basset hound, the second Freda, and that was how it all started."

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

They’re wild, swimming rodents the size of basset hounds with an obsession for building dams.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

“WOOF!” barked Franz, running straight toward Isa and not stopping until he rammed right into her and knocked her down, leaving a basset hound-sized wet spot on her jacket.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser