How to Use Pekingese in a Sentence
Pekingese
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In 2021, the top Westminster prize went to Wasabi the Pekingese.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
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Coming in a tie for fourth are the Pekingese and the standard [oodle.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
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The crowd erupted in cheers, and Wild Thang — an 8-year-old Pekingese — was hoisted into the air.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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The Pekingese, who was unharmed, was returned to its owner.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 May 2024
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Rummie the Pekingese was aiming to bring home the third trophy in 11 years for his small-but-regal breed.
—CBS News, 9 May 2023
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One was a Chihuahua on a leash and the other a little Pekingese cuddled in a blanket.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
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This year’s Best in Show reserve (or runner-up) was a Pekingese named Rummie.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
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Or the Pekingese could notch his breed's third Westminster Kennel Club dog show win in little over a decade.
—Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 9 May 2023
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Or the Pekingese could notch his breed’s third Westminster Kennel Club dog show win in little over a decade.
—Jennifer Peltz, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
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In 2021, a charmingly coiffed Pekingese named Wasabi won the title, the second Pekingese in a decade to come out on top at Westminster.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 8 May 2023
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We Pekingese are reared on shark fins, curlew liver, and the breast of quail; for drink, the milk of antelopes that pasture in imperial parks.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Although listed as Pekingese, Bear and his siblings likely are a mix of several breeds.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
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