Synonyms
Examples of house cat in a Sentence
the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser
Recent Examples on the Web
On a trip to Yellowstone National Park in early June, the couple's beloved house cat Rayne Beau was spooked and ran off into the dense trees.
—
Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Pat Postiglione and a phalanx of other detectives discovered a love triangle, a secret family, connections to a Mexican drug cartel, a hat honoring WWII veterans and one very important hair follicle from a house cat.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
After conducting an investigation, however, wildlife officials say forensic evidence points to something much less intimidating: an ordinary house cat.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 1 Aug. 2024
Cats are evolutionarily perfect (but your house cat already knew that)
Scientific American spoke with Anjali Goswami, an evolutionary biologist at London’s Natural History Museum, about how perfect cats are as a group of species in comparison with many other animals.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for house cat 
Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Pat Postiglione and a phalanx of other detectives discovered a love triangle, a secret family, connections to a Mexican drug cartel, a hat honoring WWII veterans and one very important hair follicle from a house cat.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
After conducting an investigation, however, wildlife officials say forensic evidence points to something much less intimidating: an ordinary house cat.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 1 Aug. 2024
Cats are evolutionarily perfect (but your house cat already knew that)
Scientific American spoke with Anjali Goswami, an evolutionary biologist at London’s Natural History Museum, about how perfect cats are as a group of species in comparison with many other animals.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for house cat
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'house cat.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near house cat
Cite this Entry
“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20cat. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share