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housebroken

[hous-broh-kuhn] / ˈhaʊsˌbroʊ kən /
ADJECTIVE
domesticated
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After the increasingly disastrous three “Jurassic World” movies, which were vacuums of appeal as their star Chris Pratt plodded about bemoaning his precious housebroken velociraptors, the “Jurassic” series desperately needed a shot in the arm.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2025

Puppies are a ton of work, 24 hours a day, and there are loads of pleasant 1-year-old dogs who are already housebroken and leash-trained clogging our nation’s shelters.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2018

Dr. Brazelton told the Times that the idea that a child should be housebroken like a puppy was “very logical — for a puppy.”

From Washington Post Mar. 13, 2018

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

Here I’d left a sweet, well-mannered, housebroken cat behind and they were dragging along two disgusting, smelly, flea-covered monkeys.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz




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