rug rat

Example Sentences

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Other parents react the same way, the result of which is a frenzied, fearful "rug rat race."

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2021

Turner is 32, so he wasn’t much more than a rug rat growing up in Long Beach, bred as a Dodger fan, on the night of Gibson’s homer.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2017

There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Like you cry when you’re a rug rat.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore