paws

Example Sentences

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It’s an expressive, furry, doe-eyed creature with huge paws and a dog-like demeanor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

A bear market takes its name from the way a bear attacks, swiping its paws downward, an apt image for falling prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Although Florrie has now been welcomed with open paws, it has not been a speedy process.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

In the case of Canelo, Good Samaritans found him and brought him to the Pasadena Humane Society, where veterinary staff tended to his badly burned paws and smoke-irritated eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Magic was up on her paws in a second.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el