dog days
Example Sentences
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In the dog days of summer, there’s no better place to escape the heat than inside the air-conditioned paradise of a movie theater.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
It’s the dog days of summer, with beastly heat, no proper holidays, and an abysmal history.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
The only one I’m aware of is that August comes during the so-called dog days of summer, when trading volume is relatively light.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
A suggested title for any upcoming films, books or TV series that are set in the dog days of 2025?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
But what did the writer mean when he warned about the dog days of August?
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
