Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Does he think that literature went to the dogs when Thackeray wrote about puppydom?

From Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Mason, Stuart

Besides, some play he did not share was in progress, and he owed it to the dignity of his puppydom to know what it was.

From The Justice of the King by Drummond, Hamilton

With the quick instinct which belongs to well-bred puppydom, and is not unknown even in children, the dogs had caught the graver note which changed her voice.

From The Justice of the King by Drummond, Hamilton