gun dog
Example Sentences
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Golden retrievers were bred by aristocrat Sir Dudley Marjoribanks, who wanted a gun dog suited to Scottish Highland terrain.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
They were bred by aristocrat Sir Dudley Marjoribanks, who wanted a gun dog suited to Scottish Highland terrain.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2023
The December/January issue, titled “Best of the Sporting South,” includes a look at gun dog trainers and a feature story about bird shooting in England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2016
A loyal gun dog always striving for the club's best interests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2014
Ruthless as a gun dog, he picked up with rapid and unflagging instinct the traces of everything in the world I was most insecure about, all the things I was in most agony to hide.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
