basset

Example Sentences

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He once described himself as “a basset hound with a 25-watt personality.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Rodrigo Pirola and Cecilia Myrele, both 39, came dressed as Fred and Wilma Flintstone, matching their 4-year-old basset hound Amora, who wore an orange dress inspired by Pebbles Flintstone.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

"Then when Freda died my father himself bought another basset hound, the second Freda, and that was how it all started."

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

They’re wild, swimming rodents the size of basset hounds with an obsession for building dams.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

As always he looked to be on the verge of sleep; his eyes were those of a basset hound.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson