stray cat
Example Sentences
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The latter is a big issue in New York, where the stray cat population is estimated at around half a million.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
She feeds Murka, the stray cat Valeriy once loved to photograph, and there is the gardening to distract her when everything gets too much.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024
He did care for a stray cat prone to both hunting small mammals and scratching its human caretaker, state officials noted.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 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
The stubble around his narrow-lipped mouth was gingery, like the fur of the stray cat Meggie sometimes fed with a saucer of milk outside the door.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
