Examples of sphynx in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Omicron, meanwhile, is a sphynx: decidedly still a cat, but wrinkly, whiskerless, and bald as a baby’s bottom. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2022 In his mind, the next major variant will probably reap its biggest advantages from snubbing a resemblance to Omicron; that would position it to escape whatever sphynx-ish immunity the variant’s currently coaxing out. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2022 For Margaret Cho, her Chihuahua dog Lucia and two sphynx cats, Sacre Coeur and Sarang, give her unconditional familial love. — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 3 June 2021 Some people seek out cat breeds with reputations for being hypoallergenic, such as Siberians, Cornish rexes and sphynx. — Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee, 27 June 2018 In person, Bettany is thoughtful and forthright, alternating between statue-still, sphynx-like observations from behind tinted glasses and leaning-forward non-negotiable philosophies. — Tom Philip, GQ, 29 May 2018 The dogs are starving out the cats, and a couple of sphynx supremacists are pushing for total war. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2018 See More

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