pit bull
noun
1
or pit bull terrier
: a muscular, short-haired, stocky dog (such as an American pit bull terrier or American Staffordshire terrier) of any of several breeds or a hybrid with one or more of these breeds that was originally developed for fighting and is noted for strength, stamina, and tenacity
2
: an aggressive and tenacious person
Examples of pit bull in a Sentence
a pit bull who won't let anyone stand in her way to the top of the corporate ladder
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And this past February, another mauling in Alabama claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy, just 11 days after a 35-year-old man in Los Angeles died when he was mauled by his pit bulls.
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Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 18 June 2024
Listen to this article Police on Monday identified the 54-year-old woman attacked and killed by two stray pit bulls in West Baltimore on Friday night as Sheila Jones.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
Police say 2 dogs responsible for killing woman in Bolivar
On the police department's Facebook page, officers described one dog involved in the attack being grey and blue with features similar to a pit bull.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
Police were called to the building on Sands St. near Jay St. in downtown Brooklyn just after 8 a.m. Friday, finding the victim on the 28th floor with a stab wound to his torso and a pit bull suffering from multiple knife wounds, cops and sources said.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
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Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 18 June 2024
Listen to this article Police on Monday identified the 54-year-old woman attacked and killed by two stray pit bulls in West Baltimore on Friday night as Sheila Jones.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
Police say 2 dogs responsible for killing woman in Bolivar
On the police department's Facebook page, officers described one dog involved in the attack being grey and blue with features similar to a pit bull.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
Police were called to the building on Sands St. near Jay St. in downtown Brooklyn just after 8 a.m. Friday, finding the victim on the 28th floor with a stab wound to his torso and a pit bull suffering from multiple knife wounds, cops and sources said.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
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“Pit bull.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20bull. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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