sled dog

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Recent Examples of sled dog The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever this year thanks to a lack of snow. Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025 The start of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, the longest sled dog marathon in the lower 48 states, had to be rescheduled from January to March due to lack of snow along the trail, after being cancelled in 2024. Jim Foerster, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Thank goodness for Sarah Hamilton, a longtime sled dog booster who happens to run Trail Center Lodge along the Gunflint Trail in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Quince Mountain, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2025 The 53rd annual Iditarod race kicks off on March 1. 1:16 Ashley Keith used to always dream about joining the world of professional sled dog racing. Megan Forrester, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sled dog
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Noun
  • 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
  • Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico named the six wolf dogs after characters created by fantasy author Sarah J. Maas Six wolfdogs are spending their holiday season enjoying a winter wonderland after being kept as pets.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • There are errands to be run and exploring to be done, and the turn of the knob brings out the puppy dog eyes.
    Kimberly Dishongh, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2025
  • At one point, an android with puppy dog eyes is introduced, only to vanish a couple of scenes later.
    Natalia Winkelman, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This anthology film tells of three fierce human warriors – a vengeful Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan and an Allied pilot in World War II – who face off against a deadly alien hunter with otherworldly weaponry and a mean streak.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • The hunter and jumper season will continue at HITS Del Mar with the Del Mar Sunshine Classic on July 9.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • The pocketknife was recovered in the woods with the assistance of a Bristol police dog, Farmington police said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Dog Man Dog Man is a family-friendly tale that tells the story of a police dog and his human officer who get injured on the job and, through a life-saving surgery, are fused together into one dog-man hybrid.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Play a blind sport, like beep baseball or blind soccer, watch a guide dog demo, listen to live music and more.
    John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Joey may have failed as a guide dog, but he's certainly become a TikTok sensation.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

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