How to use kennel in a sentence
18 example sentences · noun, verb
Kennel means a house or shelter for a dog. Example: “The town dog-catcher operates the kennel for strays.”
Examples of kennel by meaning
nounA facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.
- The town dog-catcher operates the kennel for strays.
- She raises registered Dalmatians at her kennel.
verbTo house or board a dog (or less commonly another animal).
- While we're away our friends will kennel our pet poodle.
More sentences with kennel
- The kennel was put against the back wall.From the entry against
- The dog is in the kennel.From the entry in
- Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good; now let's get to Minorca.From the entry so far so good
- He loved dogs, indulged by Antius’ kennel composed of Neapolitan mastiffs and molossians, original Roman war dogs.2017, Mary Dove, “Quintus”, in The End of Seven, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 194. From the entry Molossian
- The kennels occupied a long brick building designed to resemble the palace in miniature.2010, Pseudonymous Bosch [pseudonym; Raphael Simon], “The Royal Kennels”, in This Isn’t What It Looks Like (The Secret Series; 4), New…. From the entry cherub
- I never heard that His Majesty or Uncle Sam had to build kennels for their magnetic compasses.2005 April 5, Eugene Griessel, “Bloody silly U-boat question ....”, in sci.military.naval (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Oct…. From the entry dachshunde
- House, kennels, bedding, runs, all have to be defleaed, as well as the dogs.1986, Pure-bred Dogs American Kennel Gazette, volume 103, page 95. From the entry deflea
- No clue to the previous inhabitants—oh, except a rusted braaivleis grill and a kennel with half the roof missing.2012, Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present, Bloomsbury, published 2013, page 10. From the entry braaivleis
- He scorned my wholesome kennel fare, toothing out dainties and leaving the grosser portions to be finished by the other dogs.1944, Emily Carr, “Lorenzo Was Registered”, in The House of All Sorts. From the entry gross
- Baer whose kennel of police dogs (German shepherd dogs) at East Killingly, Conn., was only an hour or so away.1917, Dogdom: Monthly - Volume 18, page 596. From the entry police dog
- You’re still a backyard breeder, and you’ve got a bad case of kennel blindness, for all you’ve got a pretty nice dog.1952 August 31, Louise Rucks, quoting a breeder, “Dogs”, in Sunday Magazine (The Daily Oklahoman), Oklahoma City, Okla., page 5. From the entry bitchy
- Why should ye glower and snarl at each other, like a kennel o' mad puppies, when it's the brave frolic ye may have together?1913, anonymous author, chapter VI, in Live to be Useful or, The Story of Annie Lee and Her Irish Nurse. From the entry arrah
- Instead, the dog licked the bird until it recovered, and the two went on to become inseparable, feeding from the same bowl and even sharing the dog’s kennel.2015, Geoff Tibballs, Impossibly Amazing!, Ripley Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 78. From the entry Urumchi
- Though many people still only pet sit occasionally for neighbors and friends, others are developing long lists of clientele and proving strong competition to kennels and boarding facilities.2010, Ferguson, Careers in Focus, page 132. From the entry pet sit
- He has wittily redone a tardy epithalamium and some nursery rhymes ("Three blind eunuchs"), and deftly catches the cozy lawnfuls of plastic dwarfs and flamingos, outside the kenneled people.1976, Choice - Volume 13, Issues 8-12, page 1300. From the entry epithalamium
Meaning of kennel
- noun A house or shelter for a dog.
- noun A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded.
- noun The dogs kept at a dog-boarding facility; a pack of hounds.
Questions about kennel in a sentence
- How do you use kennel in a sentence?
- Kennel is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The town dog-catcher operates the kennel for strays.”
- What is a short sentence with kennel?
- “The dog is in the kennel.”
- What does kennel mean?
- Kennel means a house or shelter for a dog.
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