sled dog

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Recent Examples of sled dog The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever this year thanks to a lack of snow. Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025 The start of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, the longest sled dog marathon in the lower 48 states, had to be rescheduled from January to March due to lack of snow along the trail, after being cancelled in 2024. Jim Foerster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Thank goodness for Sarah Hamilton, a longtime sled dog booster who happens to run Trail Center Lodge along the Gunflint Trail in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Quince Mountain, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2025 The 53rd annual Iditarod race kicks off on March 1. 1:16 Ashley Keith used to always dream about joining the world of professional sled dog racing. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sled dog
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Noun
  • Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • There are errands to be run and exploring to be done, and the turn of the knob brings out the puppy dog eyes.
    Kimberly Dishongh, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2025
  • At one point, an android with puppy dog eyes is introduced, only to vanish a couple of scenes later.
    Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Wolves are vicious and intelligent group hunters, but dogs and thunderstorms famously do not mix.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • On May 8, a hunter discovered human remains on Cedar Mountain, and after alerting authorities about the finding, law enforcement responded to the area and retrieved them, the Kane County Sheriff's Office reported this week.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • An officer walked up the driveway with a police dog, stepping past an iron gate that appeared to be damaged.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
  • The trial proceeded for Amiri, who was convicted of violating a person’s civil rights with his police dog and falsifying records, but acquitted of conspiracy.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Play a blind sport, like beep baseball or blind soccer, watch a guide dog demo, listen to live music and more.
    John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Joey may have failed as a guide dog, but he's certainly become a TikTok sensation.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

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