tomcat

Example Sentences

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The curious calico and her orange tomcat friend, Monu, had recently been sterilized and returned to the market.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

The Cats Protection charity said the family in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, was also being watched over by a tomcat, which was "very unusual".

From BBC • May 18, 2021

He’s finely embodied by Will Chase, as dashing tomcat Fred Graham, who has disappointed O’Hara’s pouting Lilli Vanessi one time too many.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2019

They find themselves competing for McBurney’s favor as he sets about manipulating their vanities and insecurities, smiling like a tomcat who has stumbled into a cage full of canaries.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2017

The Thousand began to close in—stoats, a fox, even a tomcat from some farm or other.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams