housebreak
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Thanks to this bin they’ll be easy to find when I need to put down a dropcloth, light the charcoal grill or housebreak a puppy.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2022
He would in effect housebreak them, he suggested, checking their worst instincts.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2019
The task seems self-punishing, like trying to housebreak a chicken.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 15, 2019
“You’d have better luck trying to housebreak a hyena.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2017
Mack intended to teach her tricks and go in vaudeville and he didn’t even housebreak her.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Zandile Christmas Mafe, 49, who liked to talk politics with friends, was charged on Tuesday with arson, theft, housebreaking and possession of explosives.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
Victoria Seaman, a Nevada assemblywoman and real estate agent who helped sponsor the new anti-squatter law, said Nevada is leading the nation in tough new housebreaking laws.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2016
The court was told Mr Dornan had more than 30 convictions and had been jailed for housebreaking in 2011.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2013
It has a comprehensive list of guidelines—vaccine requirements, housebreaking rules, a strict “no biting” policy—but as long as those are followed, ORI allows a wide range of animals in the office.
From BusinessWeek ● Jun. 1, 2012
She was completely spoiled now and no one thought of housebreaking her.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
The dog is old and blind and has health problems that contribute to frequent accidents, but Dave also never really housebroke him and failed to mention this before moving in with me.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2020
“Just gotta get him housebroke, and then he’s going out West,” Steve said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2016
One housebroken joey would watch television in their living room.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2021
By that, I mean nice, smart, accomplished, shares some interests, is housebroken in most of the right ways?
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2019
Brazelton told the Times that the idea that a child should be housebroken like a puppy was “very logical – for a puppy.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2018
Are parents just tame animals, housebroken and desexed?
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2017
Rosa slammed open the door and laid newspapers all over the floor.“The doctor says you’re housebroken, but I’m not taking chances,” she said.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
