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

At the time of the eclipse, the moon will be in the constellation Leo, under the lion’s hind paws.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Squirrels evolved those paws for the same reasons early primates evolved hands: Life in the trees demands it.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Duane pushed his front paws down against the ice in an effort to lift himself out of the hole.

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