paw

Example Sentences

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The trove of fossils found during the museum’s expansion gets a fitting tribute in a 75,000 square-meter swath of concrete on the plaza scored with ropelike patterns, paw prints and serpent-like shapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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

"He'll put his paw out to you and you'll have to roll him over," Amanda said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

Surveillance camera video shows someone in a hoodie — and more than half a dozen dogs — leaving the scene by foot and paw.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

He laid a grateful paw on her shoulder.

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