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

Leading tributes to Palmerston was his former rival, Number 10's chief mouser, Larry who this weekend celebrates 15 years in post - having served under six prime ministers.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Palmerston, the former "chief mouser" of the Foreign Office, has died in Bermuda.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Her name wasn’t a compliment so much as a joke; as a mouser, she was a calamity.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby