How to Use Maltese in a Sentence

Maltese

noun

• The average lifespan for the spunky toy breed, Maltese is 15 years.
  — Katelyn Chef, Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
• Your poodle, pug, or Maltese will love these cute and soft blankets, which are suitable for other pets, too, like a cat or large kitten.
  — Christine Persaud, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
• Amid all this, her 18-year-old Champagne Maltese, Pooka, died on Christmas Eve.
  — Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
• After her release, Loren-Maltese worked at a pizzeria and held a garage sale to help her daughter attend beauty school and to pay back taxes.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
• Read from Katy Simpson Smith’s new novel, The Maltese Version.
  — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
• For the first time in 19 years, just two of us and our 12-pound Maltese Shih Tzu will be rattling around inside our family home.
  — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
• In a viral TikTok video, a dog owner revealed her Maltese’s unusual nighttime routine, and internet users can’t cope with it.
  — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
• The charges came after years of chaos surrounding the leadership of Loren-Maltese, who federal authorities said came to power with the help of people tied to organized crime.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
• Halo Pictures, with support from the Maltese Film Commission, is the Maltese service company.
  — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
• Halo Pictures, with support from the Maltese Film Commission, are the Maltese service company.
  — Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
• Visit Maltese Cross Cabin, which once served as Theodore Roosevelt's temporary home, to learn about the park’s conservationist history.
  — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
• This warmer, friendlier version happens to be both the ex-girlfriend of this universe’s Peacemaker and the current girlfriend of this universe’s Rick Flag, who was not killed in Corto Maltese.
  — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
• Kardashian family dog Bella The Kardashian family had a Maltese named Bella.
  — Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
• Valentina, with her sibling Hamilton, a Maltese who finished fourth in the competition, lives with Luz and Angel Martinez at their Cutler Bay home.
  — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
• Finalists includes an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie and an old English sheepdog dubbed Graham.
  — Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
• By the time Lamb Chop took home the grand prize, the 12-pound Maltese was an advocate for Bailing Out Benji, a nonprofit dedicated to helping puppy mill rescues.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
• Finalists included an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie and an old English sheepdog dubbed Graham.
  — CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
• Daily Fiction By Katy Simpson Smith The following is from Katy Simpson Smith's The Maltese Version.
  — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
• The problem is that Kevin is not a trial lawyer and only has his intern niece Paige (Lana Condor) and partners Sal Maltese (Tone Bell) and Dottie Jones (Martha Kelly) to assist him.
  — ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
• 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
• Deng himself has raised more than a dozen pets – mostly dogs -- over the years, including Ragdolls, British Shorthairs, Devon Rexes, Persians, Akitas, Giant Poodles, and his favorite, a Maltese.
  — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
• Of the final contenders—Zaida the Afghan hound, Cookie the Maltese, JJ the Lhasa apso, Graham the Old English sheepdog, Cota the Chesapeake Bay retriever, Penny the Doberman pinscher, and Wager the smooth fox terrier—four-year-old Penny was crowned the year’s top dog.
  — Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
• The creative team reunites under Puwanarajah’s direction, with lighting designers Bethany Gupwell and Zoe Spurr, composer Matt Maltese, sound designer George Dennis, movement director Polly Bennett, casting director Matthew Dewsbury CDG, and associate director Zoë Templeman-Young.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025