dog days
Example Sentences
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For the 2026 Angels, the dog days have already begun — before Memorial Day weekend.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
At least as I perceive it, there’s a strange coldness that wasn’t here before, ironic given how hot it is in the dog days of summer.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
Felix, Emily, and Elizabeth disclose what they’re reading during the dog days of summer.
From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025
The sanfu season, known to be China's "dog days", usually starts in mid-July.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
Our eyes lifted over the rosebeds and the hot lawn and the weedy refuse of the dog days along shore.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
