guard dog

noun

: a dog that is trained to protect a place : a watchdog

Examples of guard dog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The intruder might have been deterred by the couple’s two dogs — except that neither canine acted like a traditional guard dog. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Another, from 2009, is dominated by the profile of what appears to be a guard dog gripping a black hunk of something unidentifiable. — Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026

Throughout the clip, Olivia rarely misses a step and even gets the Focker guard dog approval, winning Jack’s respect and Henry’s envy. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026

With a guard dog nearby, the soldiers then pushed the detainee against a wall before the whole group surrounded themselves with shields presumably to block the view of security cameras. — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for guard dog

• agog
• backlog
• bulldog
• bullfrog
• eclogue
• eggnog
• groundhog
• hedgehog
• leapfrog
• prolog
• sheepdog
• watchdog