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How to use greyhound in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun, verb

Greyhound means a lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing. Example: “They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap.”

More sentences with greyhound

  • They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap.From the entry trap
  • Richard had been initiated into the netherworld of dog racing by his father, and knew all the popular greyhound performance-enhancing drugs.From the entry netherworld
  • Both aircraft began to lean forward against the brakes, like greyhounds ready for the 'off'.2017, Richard Pike, Phantom Boys Volume 2. From the entry ready for the off
  • Greyhound racing had its origins in whippet racing, which was derived in turn from hare coursing.2009, Mark Clapson, The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Twentieth Century, page 332. From the entry flapping
  • Greyhounds, one of the oldest known groups of dogs, share a common ancestor — the Tesem.1984, Patricia Sylvester, The Reader’s Digest Illustrated Book of Dogs, page 225. From the entry Tesem
  • The hounds were Indian, Cretan or Locrian; there were also Molossians (mastiffs) and Spartans (big greyhounds).1975, Roger Longrigg, The History of Foxhunting, page 14. From the entry Molossian
  • It is a dog of the greyhound type still common in the Near East.1941, Cyrus H. Gordon, The Living Past, page 75. From the entry salugi
  • The venue closes its doors forever on Saturday night after 89 years of greyhound, speedway and, latterly, banger racing.2017 March 24, Paul Macinnes, “Gone to the dogs: how time has run out for greyhound racing in Wimbledon”, in The Guardian. From the entry banger racing
  • Greyhounds in general are all heart, kind and gentle souls that love to please and be with their owners.2007 October 7, Andrea Guttman "Opinions: Want a Great Dog? Adopt a Greyhound, New York Times (retrieved 2 May 2019). From the entry all heart
  • The greyhound was formerly used in the chase, but is now mainly associated with greyhound racing, or 'greycing'.2006, Dictionary of Pub Names, page 174. From the entry greycing
  • One greyhound who has already found a home is retired racer Garlic, who loves strolling down the territory’s Hac Sa, or “Black Sand,” beach.2018 July 30, “AP PHOTOS: Macau dog track closure prompts adoption pleas”, in AP News, archived from the original on 04 May 2024. From the entry Hac Sa
  • The pig-dogs are of rather a mongrel breed, partaking largely of the bull-dog, but mixed with the cross of mastiff and greyhound, which forms the New South Wales kangaroo-dog.1908, Edward Jerningham Wakefield, Robert Stout, Adventure in New Zealand from 1839 to 1844, published 2010, page 350. From the entry pig dog

Meaning of greyhound

  1. noun A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
  2. noun A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice.
  3. noun A swift steamer, especially an ocean steamer.

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Questions about greyhound in a sentence

How do you use greyhound in a sentence?
Greyhound is used as a noun and verb. For example: “They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap.”
What is a short sentence with greyhound?
“They shot out of the school gates like greyhounds out of the trap.”
What does greyhound mean?
Greyhound means a lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.

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