mongrel

Example Sentences

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When Aquaman, for example, encounters the monster Karathen, the monster insults him as follows: "You dare come here with your tainted mongrel blood to claim Atlantis's greatest treasure?"

From Salon

His government has vented its frustration at South Korea, calling Mr. Moon’s government “officious,” an “idiot” and a “feared mongrel dog.”

From New York Times

Soviet scientists picked Laika, a stray mongrel found on the cold streets of Moscow.

From Salon

He remembers the nun who met him and his younger brother Patrick at the door called them "wee mongrels".

From BBC

By overturning established theories and conventional wisdoms about migrations following the Ice Age, they are illuminating the mongrel nature of humanity.

From New York Times