dog days
Example Sentences
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There are a handful of additional days in which just one of the two chambers is scheduled to be in session, though typically not much business takes place during the dog days of summer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
At least as I perceive it, there’s a strange coldness that wasn’t here before, ironic given how hot it is in the dog days of summer.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
Mere weeks later, it did just that and rather abruptly, with two Thanksgiving-themed episodes, which felt a bit odd in these dog days of summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
Felix, Emily, and Elizabeth disclose what they’re reading during the dog days of summer.
From Slate ● Jul. 26, 2025
But what did the writer mean when he warned about the dog days of August?
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
