: any of a breed of tall massive powerful smooth-coated dogs
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Without chainsaws, egrets, or the large Great Dane in the harlequin phase.—
Padgett Powell,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026 Neil Fanning voices the titular Great Dane, Shaggy's Scooby-snack-loving partner in crime, in both Scooby-Doo live-action films.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 June 2026 Instead, Scooby will be played by a real-life Great Dane puppy.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026 The series, which introduced supernatural mystery-solving teens Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers and their talking Great Dane Scooby-Doo, originally aired on CBS from 1969-76.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for Great Dane