Example Sentences
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My cats, Cutie and Socks — one’s a tabby and the other is a tuxedo cat — wake me up by mewing and walking on me.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Once a stray, Socks became the star of several books and was often featured by the UK cartoonist Steve Bell in his daily comic strips.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
Socks climbed after the Fed on Wednesday decided to cut its benchmark rate and released a Summary of Economic Projections on U.S. growth, inflation and the potential path of rates.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
Socks have all the panache of a grocery-store birthday cake or a gas-station bouquet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Socks disappeared at their houses all the time.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
