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adjective

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Recent Examples of doggy
Noun
The Steak au Poivre was pallid (wouldn’t serve it to my doggy!). Pat Myers, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2022 Many historians behave as if she was born in France, when in fact one of the most dramatic moments in Marie’s life—which Sofia told me really struck her in my book—is when her doggy is taken away and she is stripped of her Austrian clothes in the forest. Keaton Bell, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2021
Adjective
Deborah returns home to her beautiful corgis and a message from Josefina reminding her to lock the doggy door because of the coyotes. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 9 May 2025 An exhausted golden retriever after a fun day at doggy day care has captured hearts online after a video gained viral attention. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doggy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doggy
Noun
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.
    Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
Adjective
  • Domino seems sad and wise, Andrew sweet and puppy-doggish.
    Thomas Page, CNN, 29 Jan. 2022
  • And then, there were times when his snarl and growl came out, his doggish bite was evident.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 June 2021
Adjective
  • Luckily, her gallant Eddington co-stars Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal were there to protect her from the crazed abeille.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 May 2025
  • Marvel’s Thunderbolts* brings together a huge ensemble cast for a less gallant take on the MCU.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Transparent — these see-through beauts with wrap-up ankle straps are in a league of their own, saying a lot without ever appearing too flashy.
    Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Amid the classic, flashy film and television premieres this week at SXSW, the festival also offered a forum for burgeoning creators to showcase their work in the Independent TV Pilot Program.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Old Midleton Distillery, with its elegant stone facade, was originally a woolen mill in the late 18th century.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • This elegant tiered fountain, just minutes off U.S. Highway 17, draws visitors year-round with its photogenic charm and quiet appeal.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • The handsome and charismatic Lord Edward Fitzgerald, an Anglican son of a duke, renounced his title and commanded the society’s militia.
    Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
  • Ian had been handsome, popular, in love with a new girlfriend—the kind of golden boy upon whom fortune smiles.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking—including a touch of unsentimental magic realism involving a wise and beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 May 2025
  • Marked by a graceful melancholia and filled with daunting technical feats, especially the director’s signature, logistics-defying long takes, his films are beautifully realized meditations on nostalgia and loss in which the cinema tends to be a character itself.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Expect a three- to four-hour trek of moderate difficulty, but the majestic views of the rocky coastline from the top are worth the trip. Visit Jardin de L’Albarda.
    Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
  • In a place as old and majestic as Rome, even the mundane can contain fascinating remnants of history.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025

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“Doggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doggy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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