How to Use Malinois in a Sentence
Malinois
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The trap worked and secured the Malinois, who was unharmed from her weeks in the woods and the trap.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 2023-12-13
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One of their dogs, Ziva’s dog, a Malinois mix named Kenzi, heard the bus and opened the gate to wait at the front door for the kids to bound through.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 2023-05-14
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The dogs include German and Malinois shepherds as well as Labrador retrievers.
—Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
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But Echo is a Belgian Malinois, a highly intelligent and high-energy breed known for working alongside law enforcement.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
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But Echo is a Belgian Malinois, a highly intelligent and high-energy breed known for working alongside law enforcement.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
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Notably, in 2014, two Belgian Malinois with the secret service brought down a White House intruder, who had climbed over the gates.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2023-09-14
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Only the most top athletic dog breeds can compete such as Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherds and German Shepherds.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
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Generally, Belgian Malinois dogs compete in the sport, though it isn’t necessarily limited to the breed, with German shepherds sometimes taking part.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2025-04-05
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Detectives have criminally charged the owner of nearly 50 Belgian Malinois dogs that were found trapped together in a cramped, filthy Queens apartment, police said Wednesday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 2025-05-14
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And tucked into closets, cabinets and every corner of a Forest Hills apartment were 48 Belgian Malinois dogs — malnourished, matted and barely surviving.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 2025-06-04
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Breeds include Belgian Malinois, Chihuahua, English bulldog, Labrador retriever, boxer, Maltese, French bulldog, German shepherd, husky, shih tzu and Lhasa apso.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Lawrence Ervin of Team Texas K9s and his seven-year-old Malinois, Aurnia, continued searching for flood victims more than a month after the initial storm, accessing remote parts of the river in UTVs, amphibious tanks, canoes, and johnboats.
—The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
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