wire-haired
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Time magazine recited the inconvenienced celebrities: Lucille Ball’s wire-haired terrier turned up in her basement, swimming in 4 feet of water.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
A recent Landsman campaign event included his releasing a 5-year-old wire-haired dachshund named Jerome in a wiener dog race as Oktoberfest celebrations thronged the city’s downtown.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022
It can be difficult to get Quentin Compson — my 10-year-old, wire-haired rescue dog — to rise from her bed.
From New York Times • May 9, 2022
Of the three male and five female miniature wire-haired dachshunds taken, all the males plus one female have now been found.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2021
I have seen them do all manner of inexplicable 73things, and one old, toothless, wire-haired terrier used to snap at his shadow on the wall.”
From The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle by Child, Richard Washburn
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