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

Rodrigo Pirola and Cecilia Myrele, both 39, came dressed as Fred and Wilma Flintstone, matching their 4-year-old basset hound Amora, who wore an orange dress inspired by Pebbles Flintstone.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

"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

Her “Things That Happen Again,” from 1986, presents two identical cones, each about the size of a basset hound, immaculately machined out of solid copper.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

“WOOF!” barked Franz, running straight toward Isa and not stopping until he rammed right into her and knocked her down, leaving a basset hound-sized wet spot on her jacket.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser