black dog
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of black dog
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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And the Barghest was a spectre who took the form of a bear or a black dog with large, flaming eyes as big as saucers.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2024
For Marina Kozulina, a 50-something Kyiv woman walking her little black dog near a half-ruined tank, the military detritus in the square has become more a reminder of peril than triumph.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
He sat in a loud, gas-guzzling Jeep Cherokee with a hyper black dog panting in the back.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
When the black dog, as Winston Churchill called his depression, nipped at his heels, Buchwald turned to humor, “the greatest defense in the world.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
He heard the claws of the black dog tip-tapping along the floor, following her.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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