paw

Example Sentences

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During his run, he said, he was taken aback by sights such as a North Korean raising a poodle’s paw to wave at runners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

There is now a statue of Ruswarp the border collie, who signed the petition with his paw, and was classed as a paying passenger.

From BBC • May 1, 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

I was a culinary raccoon: nosy, impulsive, endlessly compelled to paw at things that might have been better left alone.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

Clare finally caught his monocle, and with the other paw, he yanked at his hood, fumbling it over his disfigured ear.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman