plural pooches
informal
: dog
a cute pooch
Before the abusive letters pour in …, may I state that I am very fond of dogs. Loyal, obedient, housetrained pooches are a pleasure to rub noses with.—
Romany Bain
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Examples of pooch in a Sentence
Noun
What a cute little pooch!
walking down the street with several pooches on leashes
Verb
his lower lip pooched out in disappointment
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Sometimes pooches require overnight veterinary supervision.
—David L. Weimer, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Spring Arbor Township Police and the Spring Arbor Township Fire Department worked together to rescue the dog from the icy pond after receiving a 911 call about the pooch.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Indy played himself in Good Boy, which tells the story of a protective pooch trying to save his chronically ill owner Todd (Shane Jensen) from a supernatural entity that looms over their rural home.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Fans who came out to support the hometown team, and even rookie kicker Andy Borregales, joined in on the cause, while the head coach brought two pooches to the podium for his news conference.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Sometimes pooches require overnight veterinary supervision.
—David L. Weimer, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
Spring Arbor Township Police and the Spring Arbor Township Fire Department worked together to rescue the dog from the icy pond after receiving a 911 call about the pooch.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Indy played himself in Good Boy, which tells the story of a protective pooch trying to save his chronically ill owner Todd (Shane Jensen) from a supernatural entity that looms over their rural home.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pooch
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“Pooch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pooch. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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