mouser

Example Sentences

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Larry the cat, the UK's most famous feline, marks 15 years on Sunday as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power around number 10 Downing Street.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Meanwhile, the Foreign Office enlisted a chief mouser called Palmerston in 2016.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

To me, he was the greatest cat ever, and the greatest mouser ever.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023

In subsequent years, he was given the exalted title of chief mouser to the Cabinet Office, a post he has carried out with mixed results, depending on who is passing judgment.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

Ralph shuddered at the thought of an electronic mouser sending his family screaming into the snow to freeze to death.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary