Alaskan malamute
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Alaskan malamute
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Kitt Swanson's Alaskan malamute, Kiyiyah, rests on the floor of Swanson's garage in Camanche, Iowa.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023
Loki, an Alaskan malamute dog in Ontario, Canada, did not have his usual Royal Canin kibble in the food bowl.
From Reuters • Jul. 29, 2021
Givler had brought the Alaskan malamute home one day, as a present for Celmins, and the dog lasted longer than their marriage.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 26, 2019
At home, we are greeted by Jade and Narco, an Alaskan malamute.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2019
In the end, the siren call of her nuclear family — her mother, D.A.; her father, Dick; and her canine “sibling” Ruger, a 12-year-old Alaskan malamute — was too great.
From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2015
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