housebroken

Example Sentences

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One housebroken joey would watch television in their living room.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2021

After using a ton of bleach and power tools outfitted with scrub brushes, I have told my father his friends are not welcome until they are housebroken.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2020

Brazelton told the Times that the idea that a child should be housebroken like a puppy was “very logical – for a puppy.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2018

Are parents just tame animals, housebroken and desexed?

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2017

Rosa slammed open the door and laid newspapers all over the floor.“The doctor says you’re housebroken, but I’m not taking chances,” she said.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer