varmint

Example Sentences

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He suspected the family dog, Shep, had picked a fight with some varmint.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 13, 2022

When the researchers look and see, they say, “Crikey! Man, what an ugly varmint — it wears a garment that’s spiky! Oh, me no likey.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2020

The auction site prohibits sellers on its marketplace from offering complete firearms of any kind, from varmint guns to Glocks.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2019

In addition to a mini-revolver and a couple varmint rifles, Blaine keeps a 10-gauge shotgun over their front door.

From The Verge • Jun. 25, 2018

He told how some strange varmint that wasn’t a coyote, possum, skunk, or coon had recently started robbing the settlement blind.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson