Etymology
Origin of doglike
Example Sentences
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In late May, after months of debate, the Los Angeles City Council approved the donation of a four-legged, doglike robot to the nation's third-largest police department.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2023
Boston Dynamics' doglike quadruped Spot is ideally suited to rough terrains, such as bombed-out buildings - but a robot designed to, say, work in a kitchen work may need no legs at all.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2022
A new study of young wolves suggests they are indeed capable of making doglike attachments to people.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 20, 2022
He wants — or appears to want — to be “normal,” more than he wants to be himself, i.e., a doglike carnivore who howls at the moon.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021
Sacrificing yourself to save your family seemed like a noble thing—a very doglike thing to do.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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