mongrel

Example Sentences

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After that, the party kicked him to the curb like an unwanted mongrel.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

The mongrel called Mona escaped from its pet carrier on the way to a plane, running off across the runway in Buenos Aires, pursued by three vans.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Not so much dog days as the mongrel years.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023

Take, for example, our mongrel Mitty, whose fondness for chasing sticks was obsessive.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2020

The first thing he did see was a yellow, short- haired mongrel looking innocently up at him while taking a leak in the middle of the living room floor.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli