distemper
Example Sentences
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The subsequent arguments on social media such as X have often been marked by a distemper out of any proportion to the subject matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The local livestock department said samples from the tigers showed canine distemper virus - though authorities have not confirmed how the outbreak happened.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
The provincial livestock office in Chiang Mai said in a statement on Friday that testing detected the highly infectious canine distemper virus as well as bacteria affecting the respiratory system.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
But he had a rough puppyhood, having been abandoned at a shelter where he suffered distemper, a viral disease and heartworm before being adopted.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
Traders and procurers from up and down the coast converged on Charleston, checking the merchandises eyes and joints and spines, wary of venereal distemper and other afflictions.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing distemper
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 2
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 5
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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