How to Use pug in a Sentence

pug

noun
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  • Caracos: Don’t forget that the pug who played Mops took home the Palmes Dog.
    — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Each morning, Graziano lifts the rescue pug out of his bed.
    — Lacey Vorrasi-Banis, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Noodle the pug will grace the pages of his own picture book this summer.
    — NBC News, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Noodle the pug, bones or no-bones TikTok star, dies at 14.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The pug landed on asphalt in the parking lot and died on impact.
    — Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Many French bulldogs and pugs can only take in air through their mouths.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Flax Seed Meal: An important source of fiber for your pug.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Happy ending:Dumpling the pug puppy was left in a Phoenix trash can.
    — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • At school, children compared our appearance to that of a pug or to Sloth from The Goonies.
    — Ariel Henley, Wired, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Jonathan Graziano, the owner of Noodle, shared the news through TikTok, along with a tribute to his beloved pug.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Dionne Warwick, meanwhile, thinks the 13-year-old pug deserves a break.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Groundhog's Day, horoscopes and tarot cards can all take a backseat to Noodle the pug.
    — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The pug belonged to his boss, a baronessa, and Greer felt the frequent messes had gotten out of hand.
    — Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the owner of the pug called police to report his dog missing.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The model stepped out with dog Colombo and a little pug in a fun summer outfit.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2023
  • Junior ended up with slash marks on the pumpkin from my pug pawing at the pumpkin.
    — Olivia Bucks | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Walking around with a pit bull is different than walking with a pug.
    — Lindsey Reynolds, Treehugger, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The dog, Graham’s sister’s pug, had just been run over, and the nanny couldn’t think of how to get the carcass home other than to stow it in the carriage with the baby.
    — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
  • This loving pug mix enjoys hiking in the Rocky Mountains.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 31 Aug. 2022
  • When Noodle has bones, there is no stopping the elderly pug.
    — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022
  • Her mother, her grandmother and her pug Eli all died within a year.
    — Rob Goyanes, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The deal-breaker was the thought of their pug, Bruce, stumbling unwittingly into an active part of the floor.
    — Maeve Higgins, The New Yorker, 22 June 2022
  • Bridgers cradles Maxine, her small black pug, whose tongue hangs comically from the side of her mouth.
    — Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The duo shot to social media fame in 2021, after Graziano began posting videos of the pug each morning to TikTok.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The Year on TikTok wouldn't be complete without a nod to Noodle the pug, who captured our hearts with his prescient refusal to get out of bed.
    — NBC News, 6 Dec. 2021
  • From certain angles, with his hair brushed out, Wasabi also looks like a tiny pug puppy with a glamorous ’70s-screen-icon wig.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 June 2021
  • Shields has other Pixie books in the works, including one about the pug’s beach visit to be released next summer.
    — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The pups are described as pug Boston terrier mixes with brindle coats.
    — Fox19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2023
  • What's more, breeds like pugs or bulldogs with small or twisted tails can also have back problems as a result of selective breeding.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The duo–and their pampered pugs–officially stepped down from the label in 2008, passing the mantle to creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023

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