paw

Example Sentences

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Barker combines the monkey’s paw and Pygmalion myths in this story about a young man who wishes that his dream girl would fall in love with him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

And a former lion from Longleat is being immortalised by an inventor who has recreated her paw print in tyre form, which could help improve the grip of Nasa's rover vehicles that work on Mars.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Nothing seems to ruffle his fur as this political veteran glides from crisis to crisis with feline calm, and the lick of a paw.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

One example that profoundly impressed Mr. Rossano showed a dog pushing a series of buttons to communicate that something was stuck in his paw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

They would taste the brown muddy stuff that was left, and then they would shake their heavy heads and paw the ground.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda