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
But a petit basset griffon Vendéen took best in show for the first time last year, as did a bloodhound in 2022.
From Seattle Times • May 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
Buddy Holly, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, took the top prize at the Westminster Dog Show.
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
He did not care to know the odds of a basset hound developing swayback, or by what process part of an earthworm could make itself whole.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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