terrier
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, ˈte-rē-\
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Little, Old Dog The BCM has a taxidermized English terrier that died over 100 years ago. — Charles Infosino, Cincinnati.com, "Check out the weirdest things you can find at Behringer-Crawford Museum," 18 July 2019 Also known as a Cane Corso, Italian mastiffs look like supersized pit bull terriers. — Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, "Kafer: Will Aurora be the next Colorado city to ditch its unfair breed ban?," 11 July 2019 Canines put to the test Breeds will be judged in seven categories: sporting, hounds, working, terriers, toys, non-sporting, and herding. — Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, "2019 Detroit Kennel Club Dog Shows in Novi: Here's what you need to know," 19 June 2019 Moore teamed up with Blue, a 4-year-old Great Dane and pit bull terrier mix, who also needed to shed some weight and who welcomed the companionship after his owner surrendered him to the Twinsburg shelter nearly a year ago. — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, "Summit County shelter dog and volunteer get healthy together," 11 July 2019 The dogs were Minnie, a six-month-old Chihuahua; Kiara, a three-month-old shepherd; and Gruff, a six-month-old terrier mix, OCSO said. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Woman arrested after puppies left in hot car in Orange die: report," 3 July 2019 The rescue came after the couple had previously surrendered 30 terriers to local authorities, prosecutors said. — Aaron Randle, New York Times, "188 Sickly Dogs Hoarded by a One-Time Top Breeder at Westminster," 12 June 2019 This time, though, our main hero terrier Max is voiced by Patton Oswalt, replacing the disgraced Louis CK. — Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, "‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ is a worthy sequel," 6 June 2019 Paco, 2, is a 60-pound neutered male American pitbull terrier mix. — idahostatesman, "Ada County Pet of the Week: Paco | Idaho Statesman," 3 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'terrier.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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