How to Use pit bull in a Sentence

pit bull

noun
  • Kids let out the pit bull dog, which made a beeline for the man.
    John Benson, cleveland, 26 July 2022
  • The pit bull ran out the door and attacked the woman’s dog.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • The man retrieved a crossbow and shot at one of the pit bulls.
    Allen Kim, CNN, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The caller said the black and gray pit bull was on her porch and would not leave.
    Brian Lisik, cleveland, 10 May 2022
  • The first one is a pit bull and the latter was a French poodle.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2021
  • His life is one of bliss for any dog, let alone a pit bull.
    Jennifer Kennedy, cleveland, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Then the pit bull attacked the woman and bit down on her arm.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The beagles are 5 years old now, and their jaws have a hint of pit bull.
    Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 31 July 2019
  • Lowry is 36, a pit bull of a point guard, who knows more than any kid.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Then, as the man separated the dogs, the pit bull bit his hand.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 7 July 2022
  • The same can be said about Baylor’s 6-foot-2 pit bull Davion Mitchell.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 19 June 2021
  • It was described as a brindle pit bull mix, around 6 to 9 months old.
    Fox News, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The third pit bull, named Gucci, is standing at the end of a huge chain anchored in the ground.
    Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The dog — a pit bull — has been put down, according to Patch.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The appeal of the whole pit bull culture escapes some of us.
    Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2020
  • The owner of the pit bull was cited for vicious dogs and dogs at large.
    John Benson, cleveland, 7 July 2021
  • The owner of the Doberman-Great Dane then carried the pit bull-Lab back to its owner.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021
  • When the van failed to support the weight, Meyers swung the pit bull by his neck, took him over to a tree and strung him up.
    Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021
  • At that point, the pit bull’s owner arrived on the scene and restrained her dog.
    John Benson, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The couple tried to carry him out but the blue nose pit bull weighed almost 100 pounds.
    Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 16 Nov. 2021
  • And there were scary encounters, like when a pit bull charged at them.
    New York Times, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The second officer fired one bean bag round at the dog, striking the white pit bull in the head.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Tamra Judge is mourning the loss of her beloved pit bull, Bronx, who died on Monday at the age of 13.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2022
  • Two months ago, a pit bull owned by one of Gibson’s friends had puppies.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The pit bull’s owner appeared and called off the animal.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 27 May 2022
  • Ime Udoka will be to run the offense and get back to his pit bull ways on defense.
    BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Styling is apropos of its fierce performance: the car seems to lean forward in the stance of a pit bull poised to pounce.
    Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Josiah Slavin went 6-of-8 on faceoffs and was pit bull on the penalty kill.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The animals died by her neighbor's pit bull breed dogs before the incident on Friday.
    Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • There are also no credible news reports about police rounding up pit bulls.
    Isabel C. Morales, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024

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