basset

Example Sentences

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It’s like telling me you beat your basset hound in tennis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 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

As always he looked to be on the verge of sleep; his eyes were those of a basset hound.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson