stray cat

Example Sentences

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When stray cat Kanyon's bed was stolen at a shopping mall, residents decided to build him a new home.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

The overcrowded and unsafe conditions of animal shelters are the topic of several Senate and Assembly bills aiming to improve conditions in California’s animal facilities and curb the stray cat and dog population.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

While experts have not yet reached a determination about how the man contracted the infectious disease, some speculate that he may have contracted it from a stray cat.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024

She is talking about Vinnie, a ginger stray cat who had been at the sanctuary for more than 1,000 days.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2023

Cars in their assigned parking spots; a stray cat, the one Michael had secretly named Tuxedo, slinking around the bushes; Mr. Mosley, the maintenance man, hefting a can of paint toward a vacant apartment.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly