pet

Example Sentences

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There’s a girl named Adrian who works in a pet shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Prices for things like lawn care, pet care and laundry services have gone up more than usual due to a scarcity of labor and continued high demand.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Early signs suggest the turnaround plan is starting to work, with a fresh focus on the coffee pods, pet food, and the chocolate bars that Nestlé makes at factories like this one.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The lone exception might be Rocco, Zoe’s pet rock, whose complicated relationship with Elmo has become part of children’s television lore.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

“Only to an invader. If we pet them, we’ll create a rapport and they’ll become our friends.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin