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How to use hound in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Hound means a dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. Example: “The hounds were baying a fox.”

Examples of hound by meaning

nounA dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

  • The hounds were baying a fox.

nounSomeone who seeks something.

  • If I'd known who the signature hound thought I was, I would've signed appropriately.1996, Marc Parent, Turning Stones, Harcourt Brace & Company, →ISBN, page 93
  • I still do not know if he's taken on this case because he's a glory hound, because he wants the PR, or if he simply wanted to help Anna.2004, Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper, Simon & Schuster,, →ISBN, page 483

nounA despicable person.

  • 'You blackmailing hound,' the parrot said distinctly, in what Hodges recognized as General Derby's voice.1973, Elizabeth Walter, Come and Get Me and Other Uncanny Invitations

verbTo persistently harass doggedly.

  • He hounded me for weeks, but I was simply unable to pay back his loan.
  • Instead of having been hounded to death for his homosexuality, the scientist Alan Turing is thriving and lauded.2019 April 11, Marcel Theroux, “Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan review – intelligent mischief”, in The Guardian

More sentences with hound

  • The kitten cosied up to the gruff old hound, and all resistance disappeared.From the entry cosy up to
  • The hounds scented the fox in the woods.From the entry scent
  • Anyone would crack after being hounded like that.From the entry crack
  • The hounds were eager in the chase.From the entry eager
  • Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent.From the entry babble
  • The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground.From the entry go to ground
  • The hounds cast about for the fox's trail.From the entry cast about
  • The hounds gave tongue as they scented the fox nearby.From the entry give tongue
  • The beagle and basset were bred as pack hounds.From the entry pack hound
  • Julianna needs to be careful if she keeps holding with the hare and running with the hounds; she might wind up making enemies of both labor and management.From the entry hold with the hare and run with the hounds
  • Dissenters, when they speak out, are hounded, ostracized and sometimes even forced from their jobs.2022 February 18, Jamelle Bouie, “Opinion: You Just Can’t Tell the Truth About America Anymore”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry pulse
  • Katherine Viner wants to appoints a "1 per cent correspondent" to hound the filthy rich.2015 February 24, Patrick Kidd, “Guardian Angels Declare”, in The Times, page 11. From the entry Grauniad
  • Among other dodges that we employed to track down the border crossers, was a pack of hounds.2015, Jim Casada, The Expert's Guide to Handgun Marksmanship, →ISBN. From the entry kyoodle
  • 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
  • If your hound already counter-surfs and this doesn't help, turn to Chapter 10 for more help.2011, Lee Livingood, Retired Racing Greyhounds For Dummies. From the entry counter-surf
  • The unseen dragsman had laid a short and clear opening trail, and the hounds hunted it briskly.2010, Lyndon Stacey, Time to Pay, →ISBN, page 174. From the entry dragsman
  • Maury was a chow hound, and he knew everything and everybody in town.2010, Edward S. Clark, Gentry's Gamble, page 61. From the entry chow hound
  • The paparazzi and gossip hounds have declared open season on celebrities.2009, Tawny Weber, Coming on Strong (fiction), →ISBN, page 37. From the entry open season
  • 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
  • “It is when you get to know him,” Julian said eyeing the traitorous hound.2007, Patt Mihailoff, Baby Papers, page 66. From the entry poochie
  • Thereafter he is hounded by a whole rogue's gallery of villains bent on reclaiming the MacGuffin.2005, Thomas M. Disch, On SF. From the entry MacGuffin
  • Because you brought your hound in with you and he's drinking homebrewed as well.2003, Judith Lansdowne, Just in Time, →ISBN, page 131. From the entry homebrewed
  • He'd always been a real “chow hound” and looked forward to meals.2002, Randall L. Braddom, Murder on the Rehab Unit, page 150. From the entry chow hound
  • The altarcloth is bordered by a frieze depicting a running hound embroidered on a crimson ground.1994, Göran Schildt, Alvar Aalto, page 262. From the entry altarcloth
  • Louis hounds, and trufflers—terriers specially trained to dig up the popular delicacy of the day.1994, David Comfort, The First Pet History of the World, New York, N. Y.: Fireside, →ISBN, page 128. From the entry ailurophobiac
  • 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
  • They are dangerous pack hounds who will not even expose themselves singly in the outfield.1962, Arthur Miller, “The Bored and the Violent”, in Herbert Gold, editor, First Person Singular: Essays for the Sixties, New York: Dial…. From the entry matador
  • I was kicked, hounded, caned, flogged, hairbrushed, morning, noon, and night.1938, C. R. W. Nevinson, Paint and Prejudice, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, pages 11–12. From the entry hairbrush
  • The truth about Pastor Straton is that he is perhaps the country's most persistent publicity hound.1928 August 28, Frank R. Kent, “The Great Game Of Politics”, in Baltimore Sun, page 1. From the entry publicity hound
  • He's the Dexter of narcissistic TV fame hounds.2026 August 11, deebee1020, “There's been a lot of discourse online about the upcoming Primetime movie and the history and effectiveness…. From the entry dexter
  • My baby puddle hound has a fresh cut!2020 January 22, u/macmaam, r/poodles (Reddit post), archived from the original on 09 Jun 2023. From the entry puddle-hound
  • She tasted sweet, with a bit of biscuitiness from the happy-hour beer (she was a beer hound too).2016, Antonio García Martínez, Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley, Harper, →ISBN, page 350. From the entry biscuitiness
  • They were all hounded into detention, collectively accused of corruption.2012 May, Dan Agbese, “The Augean Stable”, in Ibrahim Babangida: The Military, Politics and Power in Nigeria, London; Abuja, Nigeria…. From the entry Augean stables
  • Little beknownst to either of them, they were being followed by a very clumsy, wet, and muddy-pawed mutt, the Cassidy hound.2011, Edward F. Cassidy, Looking Back on Tomorrow: A Life Story, →ISBN, page 111. From the entry beknownst

Meaning of hound

  1. noun A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
  2. noun Any canine animal.
  3. noun Someone who seeks something.

Full definition of hound

Questions about hound in a sentence

How do you use hound in a sentence?
Hound is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The hounds were baying a fox.”
What is a short sentence with hound?
“The hounds were baying a fox.”
What does hound mean?
Hound means a dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

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