retriever
Example Sentences
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When he entered the house, he was nearly overwhelmed by Grief—which was what his family called their golden retriever.
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Unlike Little Bit, a terrific retriever, Doc failed at hunting.
“You try stepping on a rat the size of a golden retriever!” he said loudly, now giving a wide berth to the garbage bags.
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Leo’s family has this gentle muzzle thing that they use on their golden retriever sometimes, and his vet is on Shelburne Road.
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Sparky and Lopez’s second dog, a golden retriever named Blazer, both went missing Dec. 3 shortly after the porch pirate was captured on a Ring camera leaving the yard with the gate wide open.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.