How to Use terrier in a Sentence

terrier

noun
  • Across the field, Meher Ali Owens tossed a ball for her terrier.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2024
  • The blond on our block has a black lab, and this dog was some kind of curly-haired terrier.
    Daniel Gibbs, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The dog was old, gray and looked like a terrier or a chihuahua.
    Special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Will the Terriers wind up being the toast of the league like Leicester City?
    Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 26 Aug. 2017
  • Barrera, 29, said the only thing the terrier is in need of now is a home.
    Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 30 June 2020
  • The terrier has been part of the family for about 15 years, and Dinges said.
    CBS News, 15 Dec. 2017
  • But one, a small black-and-white terrier named Puna, jumped out.
    David Montero, latimes.com, 13 May 2018
  • One of the dogs, a terrier mix named Gidget, stirred at her feet.
    John Branch, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Jake did not press charges, and Tyler Goodson was allowed to leave the scene and take his terrier to the vet.
    Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 28 Mar. 2017
  • This week’s Pet of the Week is Dino, Lab/terrier mix about 1-2 years old.
    Staff Report, Philly.com, 5 Nov. 2017
  • The two joined Bass and Turchin's terrier mix Lily, who Bass has had for seven years.
    Amy Rushlow, SELF, 28 Sep. 2017
  • The terrier is thought to have been in this condition for about two weeks.
    Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The attack happened on Spring Street, when a rat terrier was on a deck.
    Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 5 May 2017
  • At times Rylance’s Leonard has the eyes of an anxious terrier, wary and alert.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Mar. 2022
  • But then who will take care of his best friend, a scrappy terrier named Goodyear?!
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Zsa Zsa bested a terrier with dreadlocks named Scamp to take home the win.
    Alix Langone, Time, 10 July 2018
  • Maura Knestout found that to be true for her terrier mix Mia.
    Linda Lombardi, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2020
  • The distraction allowed Lee to get up and flee down the trail, followed by the terrier.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Jack, 7, is a sweet 28-pound, neutered, terrier and Chihuahua mix.
    idahostatesman, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Christopher Schindler hit the game-winning goal in penalties that gave the Terriers a 4–3 win.
    Chris Chavez, SI.com, 29 May 2017
  • Williams held the leash of his 10-year-old companion, an adorable white terrier who donned a gray and gold Knights sweater.
    Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Apr. 2018
  • Lamby has been, hands down, the favorite and most loved by our small terrier mix.
    The Editors, Outside Online, 11 July 2018
  • My mom was pulling the turkey out of the oven when our little terrier mix, Pepper, raced through the kitchen and under the open door on the stove.
    Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The owl was the size of a terrier, but languidly buoyant in the way of a day-old Mylar balloon, and to my ears silent.
    Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2023
  • By the time Bear was carried back to the car and driven to medical help, the terrier was unable to walk.
    Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Godín is a terrier on the backline, and will relish the challenge of silencing the home crowd.
    Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 24 June 2018
  • The rat terrier had surgery on May 12 and was given splints and casts on both of her front legs as part of her recovery.
    Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Kingston, the black terrier who has stretched out beside me, is the first dog Beisner ever trained.
    Allison P. Davis, The Cut, 26 June 2017
  • State of play: This 2-year-old terrier mix has been at the shelter since February, the agency said.
    Kathryn Varn, Axios, 12 July 2024
  • The dog — a male terrier mix believed to be about 1 year old — escaped from the crate and was struck by a car crossing Route 44, animal control said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024

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