mongrel

Example Sentences

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The mongrel called Mona escaped from its pet carrier on the way to a plane, running off across the runway in Buenos Aires, pursued by three vans.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Not so much dog days as the mongrel years.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023

Soviet scientists picked Laika, a stray mongrel found on the cold streets of Moscow.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2022

Take, for example, our mongrel Mitty, whose fondness for chasing sticks was obsessive.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2020

He was—he is—a mongrel, but mostly setter, and he loved to hunt.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien