dog

Example Sentences

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On the coast, where the hunting was scarce, they traded for dog meat and roots until they had nothing left to sell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“I was so traumatized,” Morrow, a school bus driver and dog boarder, said in an interview.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

The court heard Williams's family spotted the lights on their land and believed Dandridge was lamping, which is when people use bright lights to find animals such as rabbits and foxes, often with a dog.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Pufnstuf appeared in the brothers’ 2016 Nick Jr. show, “Mutt & Stuff,” about an animatronic dog at a canine school.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

That next year I’ll be even busier and have even less time to give to a dog.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam