How to Use dog days in a Sentence

dog days

plural noun

• Right now, the Nets are in the NBA’s dog days, the kind of malaise that can strike in the dead of winter.
  — Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
• Check out these great fans that will keep you cool for the rest of the dog days of summer.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 17 July 2023
• Short of moving to the beach, the best defense to a case of dog days malaise is to chill your wines and chill with friends.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 25 July 2022
• But as the dog days of summer linger, Covid is hanging around too.
  — WIRED, 3 Aug. 2023
• Even in the dog days of the regular season, the Bruins haven’t slowed down.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
• Ready or Not brings a welcome bit of sharp-edged sparkle to these dog days of summer.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Aug. 2019
• Even with a bye mixed into the schedule, these are the dog days of the high school football season.
  — Kevin Lonnquist, star-telegram, 16 Oct. 2017
• Much of the planet has been settled into the dog days of summer.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 July 2023
• Leave a little something in the tank for a slow news week, the dog days of August, writer’s block.
  — Daniel Foster, National Review, 2 Mar. 2023
• The dog days of summer are upon us, and there's no better way to cool off than with a sweet frozen treat.
  — Redbook, 22 July 2011
• The dog days are over for a very special Machine Gun Kelly fan.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2018
• Enjoy how Mars boosts its brightness from now through the dog days of summer.
  — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2018
• The dog days of summer are the hottest and Exxon Mobil is showing no signs of cooling off any time soon.
  — Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 26 Aug. 2019
• What made him through the dog days of camp continually wear the Silver and Black through the fun times, through the hard times?
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 9 Sep. 2019
• This means that the dog days of summer are coming to an end—thankfully.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
• August is finally here, and the dog days of summer are in the rearview mirror.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 1 Aug. 2019
• The dog days of summer will soon give way to crisp falling leaves, as well as a pile of colorful new movies.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
• The release coincides with spring, but Jo's recipe for creamy poblano soup is here to keep us warm through the dog days of winter.
  — Joseph Neese, House Beautiful, 29 Feb. 2020
• In the mean time, though, Lambert is enjoying the dog days of summer with her husband.
  — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com, 2 July 2019
• The dog days of summer are here, but there's still plenty of time to use your swim trunks, shorts, and moisture-wicking T-shirts.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 21 July 2023
• There was a point in my high school career, smack dab in the middle of the 2010s—the dog days of the Indie Sleaze Era—where a certain pair of boots became all the rage.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2024
• Melvin has weathered the cranky stars and dog days of August, while stemming the types of losing streaks that caused the Padres to unravel.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
• The summer box office season may have reached the dog days of August, but it’s hardly looked stronger over the past few months.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 5 Aug. 2023
• The dog days of summer are here, which means vacations — and staycations — for many of us.
  — Dan Wine, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 July 2018
• Botte owned a camcorder, and recorded all of the behind-the-scenes high jinks that teenagers get up to during the dog days of Shakespeare rehearsals.
  — Luke Winkie, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
• This week, readers wanted bright and light flavors to combat the dog days of summer.
  — Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2019
• Here are some wardrobe staples that will get you through the dog days of summer in style — and with your dignity intact.
  — Caitlin King, The Seattle Times, 24 July 2018
• All at once one summer, dog day cicadas emerged from their slumber in the wooded hill across our Solvay street.
  — Sorayya Khan, Longreads, 8 Feb. 2018
• As the dreaded dog days of summer approach, don’t submit to the sweltering heat.
  — Valerie Bonk, Howard County Times, 6 June 2018
• The tournament starts at the end of the dog days of August, in the lingering heat and humidity of a New York summer.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024