puppy dog
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of puppy dog
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, he’ll tone down the terror and play back into the lovestruck puppy dog image that audiences fell head over heels for, reading love notes left in his school mailbox with such wistfulness that his heart might as well be cartoonishly beating out of his chest through his shirt.
From Salon
Clase allegedly responded to “Bettor-1” with a GIF of a sad puppy dog face.
From Los Angeles Times
Mamdani is famous for his ear-to-ear grin and puppy dog levels of enthusiasm.
From Salon
“It just makes things more palatable to me to think of the duality of life through the eyes of a little puppy dog or ladybug.”
From Los Angeles Times
The movie star’s mask of artifice briefly vanishes, and all that’s left is a puppy dog look of yearning, a sad acceptance that it’s too late to change certain things.
From Salon
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