pussycat

Example Sentences

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But I begin to wonder: Right now the lyrics are as nonsensical to her as an interspecies romance between and an owl and a pussycat, but that won’t always be the case.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2019

In the spirit of the old nursery rhyme she is a "pussycat pussycat who met the Queen" when Her Majesty visited the cathedral in 2013.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2018

She held onto the checked shirt with a pussycat bow she wore at her 1989 trial for smacking a Beverly Hills police officer after he pulled over her Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible for a traffic violation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2018

Though his ironic nickname is "Mr. Warmth" because of his caustic humor, in reality Rickles is a pussycat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2017

“Never take advice! Can’t keep still all day, and not being a pussycat, I don’t like to doze by the fire. I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott