puppy

Example Sentences

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When Percy was a puppy, he ate mulch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Video from inside the animal urgent care shows the tiny puppy sitting outside the entrance and jumping up on the door before staff members spotted it at 4:11 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The 2½-month-old puppy, Peanut, was brought in as a stray on March 9 after being rescued by a good Samaritan in Arcadia, according to Jamie Holeman, chief marketing and communications officer at Pasadena Humane.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A Claude-based agent books her airline tickets and hotels, and she recently built another to help with her new German shepherd puppy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“Is this the puppy you showed Nate and me?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam