sheepdog

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Recent Examples of sheepdog The family lived in a home that resembled a castle, and their giant sheepdog, Ladadog, created lots of mayhem. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025 Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025 Like a dog, if mistreated or provoked, AI can bite back but in general the idea is that like the sheepdog, AI can make the professional (doctor, commando or researcher) do their job in a more effective way. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Fisherman Aesthetic: Old English Sheepdog Described as gentle giants, Old English sheepdogs are both cuddly family members and hard-working farm dogs. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheepdog
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Noun
  • The wolfhound, whose name was Aggie, had tremendous grace and several contusions.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In the book on which the show is based, Winn-Dixie is an Irish wolfhound, so Berloni duly adopted and trained two wolfhounds.
    Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 3 July 2019
Noun
  • Given a head start, contestants have to survive for 30 days, checking in every 24 hours and pursued by five armed and deadly hunters who are never short of tip-offs from the public.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The catch is that he’s being stalked by McCone (Lee Pace), a hunter with an impeccable catch-and-kill record, and his psychopathic goons.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • She’d been awakened by their puppy, and had been annoyed at Ryan, who hadn’t gotten up early with the dog like he was supposed to.
    Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In between snuggles and breathless puppy kisses, guests learn to harness the dogs and drive sleds.
    Susan B. Barnes, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • And as for the pup who portrays Merv?
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
  • That came from the silhouette of Mad Max and his pup.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Written for active sportsmen who love to read, each issue is a big, thick volume packed with stories on all the things sportsmen love: guns, knives, adventures, art, gundogs, collectibles, along with biographies of legendary writers, craftsmen, artists and more.
    Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Willie Forde, the manager of Adare Country Pursuits, showed off an award-worthy gundog demonstration with his adorable Irish labradors, Midnight and Shadow.
    Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
Noun
  • That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Her favorite pieces she’s written for Outside are about competing on the Discovery show Naked and Afraid, being a woman alone in the woods, learning to write, and mischievous sled dog Blowhole.
    Blair Braverman, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Counteracting that are the touching scenes where the trio bond with and care for sled dogs (rambunctious Billy is my favorite) at the school.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Jango, a six-and-a-half-year-old mix of bluetick coonhound, treeing walker coonhound, cattle dog, and Shetland sheepdog, was adopted from a shelter in southern Indiana just before the pandemic hit.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025
  • But the veterinarian suggested that Ms. Booth drive Lily, a redbone coonhound, to the office and take the virtual appointment in the parking lot.
    Emily Anthes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023

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“Sheepdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheepdog. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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