pet

Example Sentences

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He can’t pay for his locker at the gym, lives alone in a rented room with two pet turtles and a poster of Rocky Marciano on the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Prices for things like lawn care, pet care and laundry services have gone up more than usual due to a scarcity of labor and continued high demand.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

However, CEO Kristin Peck highlighted “increased price sensitivity” among pet owners, previewing the macro headwinds that Singh would later flag.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The lone exception might be Rocco, Zoe’s pet rock, whose complicated relationship with Elmo has become part of children’s television lore.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

It was Nutsawoo, the bold and beady-eyed squirrel whom the children had improbably made into a pet.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood