retriever
Example Sentences
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Pickle is an eight-year-old black labrador retriever guide dog.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Imagine a baby Brachiosaurus no bigger than a golden retriever searching for plants alongside its siblings while trying to avoid predators eager for an easy meal.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026
“My golden retriever was so depressed at that time,” Lopez said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
“Will I ever have a golden retriever like Brandon from ‘Punky Brewster?'”
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
His statuses didn’t provide much context about his life, only that he’d been a loner who preferred runs with his golden retriever Turbo instead of social outings with his classmates.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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