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 working dog
Maple’s new role demonstrates how specialized detection skills can be adapted to protect critical pollinators, and how a working dog’s career can take a second life, for the benefit of both bees and beekeepers.
—
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
This is how many working dogs think in and out of their respected fields.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The course is taught only three times a year with ten military working dog teams.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
State of play: Visitors can explore the Coast Guard Museum Northwest and see exhibits from the Navy League of the United States, Puget Sound Navy Museum and the U.S. Marine Corps, including artillery displays, military working dog demonstrations, pugil stick simulators and Humvee displays.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 31 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for working dog
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
This is how many working dogs think in and out of their respected fields.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The course is taught only three times a year with ten military working dog teams.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
State of play: Visitors can explore the Coast Guard Museum Northwest and see exhibits from the Navy League of the United States, Puget Sound Navy Museum and the U.S. Marine Corps, including artillery displays, military working dog demonstrations, pugil stick simulators and Humvee displays.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 31 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for working dog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for working dog
Noun
-
Reading to a dog can increase a child’s self-esteem and confidence levels in reading, especially for struggling readers and helps to socialize guide dog puppies.—
Jeffrey F. Bill,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
-
Training exercises like the flight simulation allow the dogs to better serve the visually impaired who may be in need of a guide dog one day.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
The passenger, identified as Tyloine Reddick, was taken into custody after a brief struggle during which a state police dog bit Reddick in the left leg, according to body camera footage.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
-
Deputies quickly arrested the teen and the 25-year-old was spotted hiding in a nearby neighborhood and arrested with the help of a police dog.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
The race is a qualifier for the Iditarod sled dog race, which takes place annually in Alaska.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Feb. 2026
-
While Danish special forces do operate the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol — a special force which patrols remote, icy areas using sled dogs — that is just one part of its military presence.—
Laura Doan,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Former Rhode Islander stepped up to adopt wolf dog That's when former Rhode Island resident Ron Monroe stepped in.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
-
That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
William Tong thought a puppy dog would be innocuous.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
-
Meanwhile, quarterback Fernando Mendoza is the opposite: a big, smiling, slobbering puppy dog of a human being.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Working dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20dog. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
