Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of puppy
Beloate voices a puppy named Zippy that joins the Doggyland family to sing about love.
—
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Prior to the puppy’s arrival, experts suggest gathering all essential supplies including grooming tools, food and water bowls, a bed, crate, collar, leash, toys, and cleaning products.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Adopt a puppy from Pets of Ohio Rescue Team.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
This version, however, focuses on his friendship with 12-year-old Georg, who discovers and secretly raises the puppy in a mountain hospice, leading to adventures in the Swiss alps.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for puppy
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Prior to the puppy’s arrival, experts suggest gathering all essential supplies including grooming tools, food and water bowls, a bed, crate, collar, leash, toys, and cleaning products.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Adopt a puppy from Pets of Ohio Rescue Team.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
This version, however, focuses on his friendship with 12-year-old Georg, who discovers and secretly raises the puppy in a mountain hospice, leading to adventures in the Swiss alps.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for puppy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy
Noun
-
In a viral TikTok video, a dog owner revealed what her pup has to do every night before going to bed, and internet users can’t cope with it.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
-
Keaton introduced Reggie to her social following in October 2020 with a reel featuring photos and video of the pup eating grass and bouncing around the yard.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
But the other people who live nearby may not be so easily swayed by those adorable puppy dog eyes or precious purrs and might get very irritated.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
-
The sorrowful puppy dog eyes were all because the owner’s tuxedo cat was curled up among the blankets in Rocky’s crate (despite having a bed of his own).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share