retriever

Example Sentences

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Imagine a baby Brachiosaurus no bigger than a golden retriever searching for plants alongside its siblings while trying to avoid predators eager for an easy meal.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Poppy, a golden retriever, will be honoured as a "CPR hero" in London on Tuesday.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Political systems that resemble one another in their fundamental structure and function are like species in the animal kingdom: A chihuahua is not a golden retriever, but they are both dogs.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Daisy, or Daisy Mae, as Koerner sometimes calls her, is well beyond average life expectancy for a golden retriever, and he wanted her to live out her life on the property that was their sanctuary.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

The Palmers had planned to get a small dog but the moment Jonathan saw the big golden retriever, who was then one year old, he knew which dog he wanted.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret