mongrel
noun
a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed.
mongrels
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pluralof mongrel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Emily Mortimer’s character in “Lovely and Amazing” keeps adopting ragged mongrels, until finally one bites her in the face.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 30, 2018
We drew a small crowd of local spectators: Workmen, sea gulls and neighborhood mongrels watched quizzically as we tried on life jackets and adjusted our kayaks’ seats and rudders.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2018
Although more than half of the dogs in the United States are mongrels, genetic studies tend to focus on pure-bred animals.
From Nature ● Jan. 25, 2016
Anyone with any sense knows that we're mongrels and that it's been different family businesses topping off other different family businesses for years.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2012
Dogs barked at his heels wherever his long-legged stride carried him, and he snarled back at them, sometimes even spitting, which only made the flea-bitten mongrels yap more hysterically.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
