dead dog
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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One volunteer carried a dead dog away in a wheelbarrow.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
"Sometimes when it rains, a dead dog can be washed into the spring. We have to just take it out as we need the water, even if it is contaminated."
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024
Milei, who owns four clones of his dead dog Conan, has never been the most conventional occupant of Argentina’s highest office.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024
But she fails at demonizing the dead dog.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2024
And now that the dead dog was gone, he assured her, “The little garden is worth its weight in gold.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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