Examples of lurcher in a Sentence
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The dog, which was a family pet and thought to be a lurcher cross, was then seized by police.
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Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
It was meant to be his big day, but instead Flash the lurcher was left celebrating his ninth birthday in a shelter, after over 1,070 days waiting.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Watching intently alongside me is a lurcher called Derek, and his owner, Ollie Birkbeck; green fedora jammed on tight, hands on the wheel of the Land Rover.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
There was a male cocker spaniel, female cockapoo, male lurcher type, also known as a crossbred hound, and a female terrier type.
—Megan Marples, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
The nine-year-old black lurcher canine loves walks, cuddles, and attention.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 22 Nov. 2021
The mother, Sorrel, was a lurcher, who lay in a heap of straw in the corner of the barn.
—Esther Freud, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
Lily, a lurcher abandoned and near death, had suffered from malnutrition and mange.
—Connie Ogle, miamiherald, 17 Oct. 2017
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Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
It was meant to be his big day, but instead Flash the lurcher was left celebrating his ninth birthday in a shelter, after over 1,070 days waiting.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Watching intently alongside me is a lurcher called Derek, and his owner, Ollie Birkbeck; green fedora jammed on tight, hands on the wheel of the Land Rover.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024
There was a male cocker spaniel, female cockapoo, male lurcher type, also known as a crossbred hound, and a female terrier type.
—Megan Marples, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
The nine-year-old black lurcher canine loves walks, cuddles, and attention.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 22 Nov. 2021
The mother, Sorrel, was a lurcher, who lay in a heap of straw in the corner of the barn.
—Esther Freud, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
Lily, a lurcher abandoned and near death, had suffered from malnutrition and mange.
—Connie Ogle, miamiherald, 17 Oct. 2017
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“Lurcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lurcher. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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