basset

Example Sentences

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He once described himself as “a basset hound with a 25-watt personality.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

She has a new Burmese kitten, Dino, and a basset hound puppy, Poppy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

Finn, a 4-year-old basset hound dressed as a hot dog, is excited whenever owner Stephanie Hinrichs pulls out his costumes.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2023

"Then when Freda died my father himself bought another basset hound, the second Freda, and that was how it all started."

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

He has a black mustache and jowls like a basset hound.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline