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
In the background were a few broken columns, relic of some past grandeur, and at a little distance a camel crouched in the sand, gazing as mournfully as the Sphynx across the desert.
From Harper's Young People, June 8, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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