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How to use beagle in a sentence

14 example sentences · noun, verb

Beagle means a small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet. Example: “He was a prosecutor before entering private practice and gaining a reputation as a legal beagle.”

More sentences with beagle

  • He was a prosecutor before entering private practice and gaining a reputation as a legal beagle.From the entry legal beagle
  • The beagle and basset were bred as pack hounds.From the entry pack hound
  • Linus was half basset and half beagle hound, thus a bagel.2012, G. Terrell Cotter, The Arm of the Lord: End Times Mystery, WestBow Press, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 28. From the entry bagel
  • The next-door neighbors have a bagel hound (half Basset, half beagle) named Roxie.2008 October 6, Bella_is_Noir, “OT: One more cool thing”, in alt.recovery.adult-children (Usenet). From the entry bagel hound
  • My daughter calls these "Snoopy eyes" after the childlike presentation of the beagle in Schulz's cartoon Peanuts.2005, Russell Dale Guthrie, The nature of Paleolithic art, page 93. From the entry snoopy
  • Beagle 2 has successfully completed its critical lithobraking maneuver, marking another step for robotkind.2003 December 26, Paul F Austin, “Lithobraking maneuver complete”, in alt.peeves (Usenet). From the entry lithobraking
  • Anyway, I bounded down those stairs like a jackhare with the beagles after him.1999, A[nthony] R[ichard] Dismorr, chapter 16, in The Misadventures of a Reluctant Counterspy, large print edition, Anstey…. From the entry jackhare
  • You don't want to be a legal beagle about it.2010, Vicky Oliver, “Pounding the Pavement with Panache”, in 301 Smart Answers to Tough Business Etiquette Questions, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry legal beagle
  • There is the goldendoodle, labradoodle, maltipoo, schnoodle, shihpoo, and the puggle, a mix of a pug and a beagle.2007, Earl Mindell, Elizabeth Renaghan, Dr. Earl Mindell’s Nutrition and Health for Dogs, Basic Health Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 117. From the entry goldendoodle
  • Part beagle, part basset hound.” “A bagel.2003, Jeffrey Cohen, A Farewell to Legs: An Aaron Tucker Mystery, Bancroft Press, →ISBN, page 211. From the entry bagel
  • I had a beagle at the time, name of Biggles, and I adored him as if he were my own child, almost.2010, Simon Winchester, “Speciality of the House”, in A Moveable Feast, Lonely Planet, published 2010, page 191. From the entry caninophile
  • In their Louisville apartment he and his wife, Debi, have installed a 14-week-old “bagel” hound named Fleur — part beagle, part basset, and all puppy.1974 August 25, F. W. Woolsey, “Episcopal cathedral’s new choirmaster: From Bach to rock”, in The Courier-Journal & Times, volume 239…. From the entry bagel hound
  • I am not in the running either, but we have three furbabies. 2 AKC registered beagles ( 1 bluetick, and 1 lemon) and then there is the puppy.2003 April 7, MEL, “QUESTION of the next few days! LOL”, in rec.crafts.scrapbooks (Usenet). From the entry bagle
  • Latham, Boston terriers and bulldogs; Henry Oppenheimer, all sporting dogs, with the exception of beagles and dachshundes, all non-sporting not otherwise placed, and groups three, four and five; Earl C.1930, The Dog Fancier, volume 39, page 5, column 3. From the entry dachshunde

Meaning of beagle

  1. noun A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.
  2. noun A person who snoops on others; a detective.
  3. noun A bailiff.

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Questions about beagle in a sentence

How do you use beagle in a sentence?
Beagle is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He was a prosecutor before entering private practice and gaining a reputation as a legal beagle.”
What is a short sentence with beagle?
“Part beagle, part basset hound.” “A bagel.”
What does beagle mean?
Beagle means a small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.

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