How to Use poodle in a Sentence

poodle

noun
  • The bear burst through a pool screen to snatch the poodle.
    Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 May 2018
  • The first one is a pit bull and the latter was a French poodle.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The hair must weigh at least as much as a small poodle.
    Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 6 May 2024
  • At the sight of Xiaolei, a white poodle curled on the couch stood and barked.
    Te-Ping Chen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2020
  • The poodle jumped up on the list, moving from sixth to fifth place.
    Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • In the purse was a teacup poodle the color of apricots.
    Michael Ollove, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2017
  • He flirts and tries to tell her about the poodle business.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
  • Their house is brick, trimmed in white, and has a statue of a poodle in the front yard.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Eli and Skylar's poodle mix, dressed to the nines and ready for the wedding.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023
  • But tell you what: Any time a poodle or small dog walks by?
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 May 2023
  • Bruce, half-Saint Bernard and half-poodle, was by Ms. Bergen’s side.
    New York Times, 5 Dec. 2020
  • The breed does not matter; a small poodle can bite, too.
    Traci Howerton, NOLA.com, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Wavy-haired men, be glad that the days of poodle hair are behind you—for now.
    Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 4 Sep. 2017
  • But Chewy, the Johnson’s dachshund-poodle mix, died in the fire.
    Michelle Hunter | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • And yet none of this could compete with the presence of a white show poodle named Josephine.
    Amanda Fortini, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Marie Stovall, who was at the park with her poodle mix, Growler, agreed.
    Cynthia Hubert, sacbee, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The last miniature poodle to take the trophy was Spice, with Hosaka, in 2002.
    TIME, 15 May 2024
  • 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
  • The officer found the brown poodle but was unable to catch it.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Across from the kitchen, one of three house poodles greets guests besides a mod green chair and a plastic palm.
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 17 Dec. 2019
  • My Delilah is a rescue, a 10-pound poodle mix about 7 years old, who has been with us for three years.
    Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2022
  • In the videos, Dean was seen holding her poodle in one hand and what appeared to be a stun gun in the other at the doorstep of the Jones’ home.
    Michael Williams, SFChronicle.com, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Hana and Keri Pearlson with their poodle mix, Russel, were among the crowd.
    Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2022
  • To Sebastian and her spinone Italiano friends, there are two sides to the poodles.
    Ben Walker, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2020
  • Even when that reminder comes in the form of a silly, prancing poodle.
    Nora Princiotti, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Her parents had a dog — Gigi, a small white poodle — who had not been found.
    Mark Berman, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024
  • They were both masked at the time, and Bongiovi carried Brown’s dog, a poodle named Winnie, in a tote bag.
    Hilary Weaver, ELLE, 30 Dec. 2022
  • While crown prince, the king made his pet poodle, since deceased, an air marshal.
    The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The pup at the heart of the story is a seven-year-old husky, malamute, poodle and collie mix who’s been diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 24 June 2024

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