housebroken

Example Sentences

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Not to mention the fact that he isn’t housebroken, chews, bites like all puppies do, and we have a dog that goes absolutely insane around other dogs, getting very rough.

From Washington Post

One housebroken joey would watch television in their living room.

From Washington Post

I fully expect to read he’s been housebroken in recent weeks.

From The Guardian

Francis Bacon “is perfect for a house, but Franz Kline is not housebroken—too much energy.”

From The New Yorker

If it was hypocritical for Republican leaders — some of them barely housebroken — to start chirping about civility, it felt weak and mealy-mouthed for Democratic leaders to join them.

From Seattle Times