dog

Example Sentences

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What started as a simple game during family walks with Coco the dog has since grown into a small, unofficial literacy trail.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Scott: Keith woke up the day that people are coming in, Sunday morning, and he is sick as a dog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Her son, Brian Arias Garay, went missing on Feb. 6, 2018, en route to his job as a vendor at a hot dog and hamburger stand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

A couple of kids race past us in hot pursuit of a rez dog with a piece of frybread in its mouth.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith