Sphynx
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The Sphynx cat breed is known for its lack of which feature?
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2024
McCue shares her stateroom with Bug Naked, her elf-ear Sphynx cat whom she pushes around the ship in a baby stroller.
From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2021
A hairless Sphynx cat prowled the lovely buffet of croissants and fruit on her kitchen island.
From New York Times • May 30, 2018
The predatory lineup includes the jaguar, the mountain lion, the ocelot, the Canada lynx and the margay, as well as domesticated cats like the Siamese and the Sphynx.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2016
Probably no rite or practice of a custom has been such a long-standing bone of contention as circumcision; nor does the Sphynx surpass this relic of bygone ages in mystery.
From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles
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