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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But Fish and Wildlife did not police the domestic exchange of most captive-bred tigers until 2016, because they were considered mongrels with no conservation value.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2019
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
We’re mongrels in how we muse, how we speak, what we believe, who we are.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2017
One of his brother’s mongrels had sounded the hellhom at the kingsmoot on Old Wyk.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
