How to Use mutt in a Sentence

mutt

noun
  • White kept the dog for a while, grew tired of the mutt ... and gave him to Irish Jack.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022
  • So is a mutt named Killer, who plays a key role in the story.
    Marilyn Stasio, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Choose a mutt And here’s something else to think about.
    The Star-Telegram Editorial Board, star-telegram, 19 June 2018
  • Chloe tried to see if Sandy, a mutt, could swim on her own, but the small dog couldn't.
    Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2022
  • One of them was Blue, an 11-month-old mutt with white socks and pointy ears.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The largest of these is JoJo, a scrapper mutt of about 60 pounds.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The mutts tore their throats with barks, but kept their distance from her.
    Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 2 Apr. 2018
  • There were mutts and rescues, old dogs and young, and to a dog (and cat), their owners loved them.
    Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Finally, there are the fights, be they dog-on-dog or mutt-on-man.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2018
  • As for Finnick’s death at the hands of lizard mutts during the rebellion, Claflin still has some thoughts.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
  • So the Schotts used the Petfinder adoption website to track down a mutt in need of rescue.
    Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Don’t miss Pooches on Parade, when mutts and their owners will be dressed in red, white and blue.
    April Orcutt, latimes.com, 17 June 2018
  • Ricky Shull, 24, adopted his 5-year-old mutt, Toast, right before the world shut down.
    Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2021
  • These purists who call the pusley a weed are the same folks who would call my elegant Harley a mutt.
    Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Jim Higgins' three-year-old mutt Murray joined the pack walks about two years ago.
    Sydney Page, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The excitable mutt then turned on the style by evading those that tried to spoil its fun with great agility and pace.
    SI.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Plus keeping your mutt leashed and close protects them from coyotes that may be in the area.
    Siena Giljum, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2021
  • There are always mutts in that bar, baring their teeth.
    Diana Spechler, Longreads, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Kygo the dog is 7 years old and a mutt — a mix of husky, malamute, poodle and collie.
    Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
  • Not content with just scaring me off, the mutts seem intent on killing me.
    Andrew Webster, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2018
  • The sergeant quickly found its master who collected the wet and relieved mutt in his arms from the side of the boat.
    Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 12 May 2018
  • The mutt was the puppy of Strelka, one of the dogs the Soviets had shot into orbit.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 June 2022
  • Pryor Baird recalls having a dog named Dusty, and Dusty was a mutt in every sense of the word.
    Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 16 June 2021
  • Clifford looks the answer to his prayers, but that of course means finding some way to separate the girl from the mutt.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 10 Nov. 2021
  • While Picard seems to be looking to his field, his mutt gazes upward, seeming to long to go for a walk — to the stars!
    James Hibberd, EW.com, 10 July 2019
  • Nachminovitch walks on to find the third dog, Shortie, a little black and brown mutt.
    Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
  • But people aren’t into drinking the mutt wines as much.
    Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Dogs were second-tier pets but Twain cherished many mutts.
    Susan Dunne, courant.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The dog, who Poe described as a large, dark brown mutt with no tags, was sitting in the back of one of the cruisers, shivering.
    Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 2 Jan. 2018
  • Along with a predictable assortment of mutts, Wagmor seemed to have a lot of puppies, purebreds and popular doodle mixes, the kind not always found in shelters.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024

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