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Recent Examples of tabby
Adjective
After his turn as the suave, swashbuckling tabby cat, Banderas reprised his role as another mythic outlaw hero in The Legend of Zorro (2005). Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2024 Animal: Mack, a 7-year-old, 10-pound male domestic shorthair cat with a gray-and-white tabby coat. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
Noun
Archimedes Archimedes is a 5-year-old tabby domestic shorthair described as sweet, friendly and a purring machine. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2024 Our 8-year-old brown tabby male cat looks and acts healthy. Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for tabby 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
  • Then, make sure to upgrade your button-up shirt collection with a striped option from Róhe or a bright blue piece from Toteme, which is always favored.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The striped option is classic, but the brown shade (which is almost out of stock) is undeniably versatile.
    Neha Tandon, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The big guy in the red suit can probably be found at your local shopping mall. Visit kittens.
    Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
  • We're obsessed with suede this season, and these knee-high kitten boots are the perfect pick to wear all through winter.
    Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The week’s biggest stories Presidential debate Biden’s verbal stumbles, Trump’s ‘morals of an alley cat’: 6 debate takeaways.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
  • Like Selina Kyle being nibbled into Catwoman by her alley cats, Doug’s origin story involves a nurturing puppy pile and a preternatural ability to communicate with the army of mutts who, hilariously, do his bidding like henchmen in a gangster movie.
    Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024

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