yellow dog

Example Sentences

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The former rural affairs minister also said the party - which was granted two junior ministerial posts - were the "green tail wagging the yellow dog".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

Somehow, a big yellow dog was stuck in the water next to a downed tree branch.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2022

So Fido, just a poor yellow dog, met the fate of his illustrious master—Assassination.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2021

Sweet wife and I in our marital bed, a 90lb yellow dog stretched full length between us while the house vibrated like a cello with some lunatic musician at the bow.

From The Guardian • Oct. 16, 2016

The slinking yellow dog paused to turn and bare its broken brown teeth at Omakayas, but she crossed her eyes at him and couldn’t have cared less.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich