How to Use hound in a Sentence

hound

1 of 2 noun

• The growls and snarls of his hounds had turned to yelps and shrieks.
  — John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2025
• Most folks run hogs with hounds, but still- and stand hunters score as well.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
• This isn’t a scream from some hound of love (though dogs do bark on the recording).
  — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
• Mostly the fuzz just squeaked like rubber in a hound’s mouth.
  — Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
• That said, guests aren’t your usual high end hotel hounds.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
• Autograph hound dads are the worst.
  — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
• The third is a centuries-old French hunting hound.
  — Jennifer Peltz, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
• If cats are finally catching on, hounds were ahead of the pack.
  — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2020
• The hounds quickly brought a sow to bay and got good, sensible holds on her ears.
  — Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
• The bear stood on one rock, growling and snarling at the baying hounds below.
  — John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2025
• But for the true horror hounds who can never have enough over-the-top gore, this one's for you.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
• The costume features a muppet nose, hound eyes and, of course, blue fur.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
• The first dog, a youngish black hound and border collie mix, is named Sharon.
  — Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
• Graysou is the grey-hound of the eleven, and his tackling is of the highest order.
  — al, 22 Nov. 2021
• The paper found that toy breeds and hounds were most apt to consume drugs, the call records suggest.
  — National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2020
• The site also notes that the barking hound dogs are not included.
  — Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2022
• That's when Riesling, an 8-week-old hound mix, entered her life.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 18 Mar. 2020
• Dog Treats are a fantastic way to help your hound's dental health!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
• Our two dogs are adopted hounds, and our female dog is now almost seven years old.
  — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
• Hikers have mentioned seeing the ghost of the old man and his hound dogs ever since.
  — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
• Mary petted her hound-Lab mix, Mickey.
  — Matt Crossman, Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026
• Fox hunting has been banned, but it is alleged that riding with hounds still exists.
  — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
• That’s where Travel + Leisure’s team of powder hounds comes in.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
• Six of the dogs — including the two that survived — were Plott hounds.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
• The hounds quickly picked up a scent and led the officers up a creek drainage in pursuit of the bear.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
• Finally, some minor leaguers for the prospect hounds among us.
  — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• The truth was, a rabbit being chased by hounds jumped in the lake and swam toward Carter’s boat.
  — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019
• But what’s good for the park rat isn’t necessarily good for the powder hound.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Oct. 2021
• Johnson, on the other hand, suggested a hound dog that had taught itself to walk on its hind legs.
  — Tom Gliatto, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2019
• Hunters can turn their hounds loose on wild bruins at any time, provided the dogs are called off after the bears are treed.
  — John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2025

hound

2 of 2 verb

• He is being hounded by the press.
• They hounded me with questions.
• They hounded me for my autograph.
• Nobody wants to be hounded — that part is true.
  — Nathan Green, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2026
• All the while, the press continued to hound.
  — Jon Landau, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
• Since then, his wife and kids have been hounding him to give up the newsstand and take some rest.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2023
• Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
• Moms hounded me last night right in the middle of my writing session.
  — David Canfield, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2020
• His mom hounded him to practice at least an hour a day and the lessons only lasted six months.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 May 2026
• Trew’s final run earned her a gold medal and prompted a group of skaters to hound her once her score was announced.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
• Paltrow recalled the press hounding her for sobbing on stage.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 May 2023
• Neighbors didn’t gawk, hound her for autographs or snap photos.
  — Boris Heger, Fortune, 25 May 2023
• He was hounded by Thunder defenders and didn't get a shot off.
  — Beth Harris, ajc, 22 Mar. 2023
• The collection agencies then hound the debtors in the hopes some will finally pay.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 24 June 2021
• The defense continued to hound Hoover and strip him at every chance.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2020
• And even then, nobody in management was hounding the team about downloads or ad sales.
  — Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2024
• The team has been rocked by a rash of red cards and hounded by both injuries and inconsistent play.
  — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
• Before tipoff, Aldridge was hounded by questions about his shaky playoff past.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 12 May 2020
• The Grabber hounds Finn through an old phone booth and torments Gwen through her dreams.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
• Admins who don't want this will have to hound each individual user to shut it off.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022
• That sentiment hounds all bands that get popular or have a song or two go into the stratosphere.
  — Mike Oliver | [email protected], al, 13 Dec. 2019
• To expose their identities and hound them from public life is not the same as giving them a pulpit.
  — Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 28 Oct. 2020
• They’re hounded into the hereafter.
  — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
• Not big, but relentlessly hounds the puck and seemingly always has it on his stick.
  — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• Mo Farah complains about the way he is being hounded by the British media.
  — oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2020
• Rodgers added that photographers have also been hounding him to get a glimpse of his partner.
  — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
• After Bill died, Jordan hounded him to get their wills in order.
  — Thallman, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
• With a like-sized player trying to hound him on the perimeter, or centers trying to deter him with their length.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 1 June 2021
• Their romance captures the interest of the public, and the paparazzi hound them.
  — Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2021
• Alford brought the ball up the court, with all-American Grant hounding him.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2019