calico

Example Sentences

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"Lizards, skinks and dragons were secured in calico bags. These bags were concealed in bags of popcorn, biscuit tins and a women's handbag and placed inside cardboard boxes," the statement said.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

"Here's my offering - the shorthair is a boy named Bob and the calico is a girl named Marley."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

Scanning a database of 188 cat genomes, Barsh’s team found every single orange, calico, and tortoiseshell cat had the exact same mutation.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

The curious calico and her orange tomcat friend, Monu, had recently been sterilized and returned to the market.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

She unpinned the little calico bag from her waistband.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes