: any of a breed of toy dogs with a long silky white coat, a black nose, and very dark eyes
Malteseadjective
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Examples of Maltese in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebIn desperation, the couple’s 17-year-old son snatched the family’s dog, a Maltese named Lily, and rappelled to the ground using some cables hanging near the fire escape, his mother said.—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024 Mastermind, the animation of Warner Bros., Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese would be my special subject.—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024 Bonus points for writer Michael Maltese’s hilarious faux-French dialogue.—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024 Last month, the NBA owner wished her fiancé a happy birthday in a sweet post on Instagram that featured their adorable Maltese.—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023 The physique and the woman’s nationality—Maltese—somehow precipitates something in the story between this rather English mother and daughter, the elegant, charming, louche mother and the uptight daughter.—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2023 The film is being produced by Tina O’Reilly of Hell’s Kitchen in Ireland and Fabrizio Maltese of Luxembourg’s Joli Rideau Media.—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023 This is where Healthy Breeds Maltese Bright Whitening Shampoo comes in.—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2023 In addition to the two people who were injured, a Maltese Shih Tzu dog was also attacked by the coyote.—Adam Sabes, Fox News, 1 July 2023
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