French poodle
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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If musical theater had a canine sentinel, it might well be a standard French poodle.
From Los Angeles Times
On a late summer day, the home’s most striking feature was the figure of a white standard French poodle.
From Los Angeles Times
A standard French poodle born near Paris, he belonged to an elegant, luxurious breed, though in previous centuries, poodles were used to retrieve game from water.
From Salon
With all due respect to the dead monkey, Hector, a French poodle, gets pride of place here, for two reasons.
From Slate
Compared to a cell, a virus looks like a French poodle standing next to the Empire State Building.
From Slate
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