stray cat
Example Sentences
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The latter is a big issue in New York, where the stray cat population is estimated at around half a million.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
While experts have not yet reached a determination about how the man contracted the infectious disease, some speculate that he may have contracted it from a stray cat.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2024
He could have had at least indirect contact with small mammals in the wild, as he reported caring for a stray cat that might have been hunting those mammals, the bulletin said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
She is talking about Vinnie, a ginger stray cat who had been at the sanctuary for more than 1,000 days.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2023
Even his mother had told him once about a stray cat: “Don’t feed him, or he’ll keep coming back.”
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
