plural pooches
informal
: dog
a cute pooch
Before the abusive letters pour in …, may I state that I am very fond of dogs. Loyal, obedient, housetrained pooches are a pleasure to rub noses with.—
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Examples of pooch in a Sentence
Noun
What a cute little pooch!
walking down the street with several pooches on leashes
Verb
his lower lip pooched out in disappointment
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Bring your pooch and dash with the Sacramento SPCA!
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
On Monday, March 30, the company shared the happy news that Molly had been found, along with photographs of Matt posing with the pooch.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Rustan picked Sugar up as a rescue from the streets of Los Angeles, the small pooch missing three of her bottom teeth and in ragged shape.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
This presidential pooch was far from the first executive animal to make headlines, though.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Bring your pooch and dash with the Sacramento SPCA!
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
On Monday, March 30, the company shared the happy news that Molly had been found, along with photographs of Matt posing with the pooch.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Rustan picked Sugar up as a rescue from the streets of Los Angeles, the small pooch missing three of her bottom teeth and in ragged shape.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pooch
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooch. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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