Example Sentences

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O Lord! said the pollard-headed dog, struggling to get his head loose from under my arm, while my other hand was muzzling about his cursed chaps, as if I would take his teeth out.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 by Richardson, Samuel

Suddenly there sounded the patter of feet on the stairs, and, a moment later, something was muzzling Mr. Hamilton's legs, while a gentle whine begged his attention.

From Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son by Garis, Howard R.

Preparatory to starting, father was muzzling the dogs which had just finished what lunch we had left.

From My Brilliant Career by Franklin, Miles