kelpie

Example Sentences

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His kelpie dropped a ball at my feet, tail wagging, and I threw it without thinking.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022

Thanks to farmer James for showing Jodie and me some five week old kelpie pups at the Sydney Royal @eastershow this morning.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2022

There’s this one from Jackson “Big Foal” Bateman, enjoying what we can only assume is an ice-cold VB while his kelpie, Jasper, runs along beside him.

From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2020

Neither was his dog, a kelpie named Kellie.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2018

Cases in point are the kelpie, whose sole aim in life is to attract humans towards it, and the Pogrebin, which seeks out humans for itself.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling