How to Use puppy in a Sentence
puppy
noun
- Our dog just had four puppies.
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Drew said the puppies were in bad shape, and one was on the brink of death.
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Noah Alcala Bach,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2024
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Brown, the man who had dug a trench, stroked a small puppy.
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Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2023
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Six 8-week old puppies inside the shed died in the fire.
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Katia Parks,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Mar. 2023
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The clip ends with the mom dog cuddling with her 11 new puppies.
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Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
8 Mar. 2024
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The puppies were too small to climb out of the tote, which was not covered with a lid.
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Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
20 Sep. 2024
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And the fact that that puppy was Chris Evans was even funnier.
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Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2023
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Parsad's new husky puppy, Nina, who was in the car with the teenagers, was found dead in the front seat.
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Elena Santa Cruz,
The Arizona Republic,
2 May 2023
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The first half of the game will be played by the kittens of each squad, and the second half will be played by the puppies.
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Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2024
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The stern glare that made their puppy have accidents in the house.
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Adam Himmelsbach,
BostonGlobe.com,
30 Aug. 2023
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The puppies are split into two teams: Team Fluff and Team Ruff.
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Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2024
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The handling is pure BMW, which is to say more fun than Labrador puppies.
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William Jeanes,
Car and Driver,
28 Apr. 2023
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Our friend who trains dogs told us to take our puppy to places like Lowe’s, etc.
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Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
13 Jan. 2022
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This was the first reunion for the dogs since they were taken home as puppies.
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Brittany Kasko,
Fox News,
27 Sep. 2023
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The working-class kid followed the rich girl around like a puppy.
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Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
30 Sep. 2024
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But nobody else was around, and puppies were stuck in there.
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Sydney Page,
Washington Post,
2 Aug. 2023
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Dogs have short, round faces as puppies but long, snouty faces as adults.
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Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
4 Oct. 2023
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The noise is awfully close to my Black Lab puppy and me.
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The Indianapolis Star,
23 Nov. 2022
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Archie is a medium-sized 30lb puppy that is full of life!
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
28 July 2024
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Whether a puppy or an adult rescue, the first thing any dog needs to learn is its name.
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Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
10 June 2022
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Ford says that the pulpo puppies will probably be around for a while.
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Grace Noble,
Dallas News,
13 July 2023
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Tracy and Roger got the new puppy as a surprise for their kids.
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Julia Binswanger,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2024
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The response would need to go beyond chalk and puppies.
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Max Kutner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Dec. 2024
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Two months ago, a pit bull owned by one of Gibson’s friends had puppies.
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Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2023
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And at 8 months, his puppy days should almost be over, right?
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Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2024
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Zeus, who is gray and brown, was born to a merle sire and brindle dam and was the largest puppy in a litter of five.
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Tori B. Powell,
CBS News,
7 May 2022
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The group also divulged just how close to death this puppy had been.
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Fox News,
23 June 2022
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Mosier loves putting a smile on people’s faces with her puppy.
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Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
14 Sep. 2024
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Read Next Texas Firefighters ‘worked tirelessly’ to save puppy from a storm drain.
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Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Jan. 2025
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Often sharing photos on their Instagram page, Hilton Pets, the puppies were captured cozying up in the backseat of a car when the family had to evacuate their home due to the fires.
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Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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