paw
Example Sentences
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I crouch down on the floor next to Jonah, and Maverick bounces to me, puts his paws on my shoulders, and slurps my face.
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In contrast, Fernlight Forest, across the road, was bursting with life, merry with birdsong and the crunch of paws in the underbrush.
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As more people look to pets as companions, the pattering of paws has become a common backing track to grabbing a coffee with a friend.
From BBC
A second Gestapo agent in plain clothes was pawing eagerly through a pile of silver rijksdaalders and jewelry heaped on the dining room table.
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“You should have left more of the field where it was,” said she after a look at his paws.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.