pooch

Example Sentences

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Avoid using hotel elevators if you can because you never know who—or what other dog—will step in and upset your already travel-stressed pooch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

A group of Las Vegas police officers responded to reports of the abandoned pooch at 11:39 p.m. on Feb. 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Cumming’s host persona may not be evil per se, but he is wicked enough for his beloved pooch, Lala, to look absolutely angelic trotting next to him.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

It seems my father and my pooch, two savvy schemers, had hatched a plan back in Charlotte.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

And considering how screw-the- pooch things were going on the island, he needed something to make him feel safe.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray