How to use paw in a sentence

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• A polydactylous cat may have six or more toes on its paw.From the entry polydactylous
• The puppy rested its head against a paw.From the entry against
• For quotations using this term, see Citations:paw up.From the entry paw up
• A tiny paw pokes out, an itty-bitty murder mitten tipped with filthy sharp claws.2025, Brittany Kelley, Relationship Goals, page 141. From the entry murder mitten
• This “merwolf” used the claws of its webbed paws to scale the strut.2021, P. Benjamin Mains, The Phoenix Rises: Beyond Imagination, number 1, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 235. From the entry merwolf
• He saw them pulling soft weeds and holding juicy roots in their tiny paws to eat.2020, Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman, Corsair (2021), page 442. From the entry muskrat
• When paw passed on, he told me what he had done.2019, Karen Wimberley, A Mule, A Cow, and 5 Jugs of Shine, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 168. From the entry youins
• 'Nah, listen to me, me old china,' he said, wrapping a kindly paw around my shoulder.2015, John Tovey, A Puppy Called Dez. From the entry baked bean
• All the selected dihydroxyflavone derivatives showed dose and time dependent inhibition of carrageenan induced paw oedema.2015 May 1, S Umamaheswari, K.S.Sridevi Sangeetha, “Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Selected Dihydroxyflavones”, in Journal of Clinical and…. From the entry dihydroxyflavone
• After 24 h, the thicknesses of the ear and hind paw were measured using a digital microcaliper.2015 August 29, “The Inhibitory Effects of Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation in IgE-Mediated Allergic Responses”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry microcaliper
• The older of the two jacks reached forward and gave Henry's right paw a quick tug.2013, Nick Oldham, Big City Jacks. From the entry jack
• Chicken feet or chicken paws have a high fat content without much meat.2011, Frank Flanders, Exploring Animal Science, →ISBN, page 611. From the entry chicken paw
• Once a worthless by-product, chicken paws or feet have become a major U.S. export (see Figure 26-3).2011, Frank Flanders, Exploring Animal Science, →ISBN, page 611. From the entry chicken paw
• "Okay, give paw." I caught her flopping paw, gave it a shake, and fed her the treat.2011, Michael Scotto, Latasha and the little red Tornado, →ISBN, page 28. From the entry give paw
• When the prickly pear stickers pierced their paws they howled with pain, but they kept running.2010, Valerie Estelle Frankel, From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine's Journey through Myth and Legend, McFarland, →ISBN, page 212. From the entry sticker
• As soon as Khi put Baby on the floor she started yelling for her paw paw.2010, Kimmi Illuminati, Daddy's Girl, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 302. From the entry paw paw
• There was a lesson to be learned from that whole monkey paw deal.2010, Ann Aguirre, Hell Fire, page 304. From the entry monkey paw
• "Catloaf" position with paws and tail tucked under the body: "Please do not disturb!"2009, Brigitte Eilert-Overbeck, Cats, →ISBN, page 47. From the entry catloaf
• A blue silver tabby has paw pads and nose leather to be dark blue to slate grey.2009, Elektra Hammond, Bengals Illustrated: The Christmas issue, October-December 2009. From the entry nose leather
• But engineers who made the paw to the bridge, the girders, don’t remain in history.2009, Tomaž Šalamun, translated by Brian Henry, “[Three poems] The Loire Delta”, in Jacket, number 37, archived from the original on 25…. From the entry spasmodicality
• On the other paw, his further responses are generally rehashings (though not copypastas) of his original screed.2008 January 6, Cory Albrecht, “Re: A treatise on how one willfully becomes an atheist”, in talk.origins (Usenet). From the entry copypasta
• The gentle scratching felt good, so the hyena leaned into the paw.2007, Teiran, The Hero, page 150. From the entry murr
• Unfortunately for south paws, every item in this world is designed for right handers.2007, Capcom, Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure. From the entry south paws
• “But, on the other paw, I will have to make most of these trips alone.2005 August, Norman E Stephenson, Paw Prints Through the Ages: The Adventures of Beauregard the Far-Traveled Siamese Cat, iUniverse…. From the entry on the other paw
• It was Tom's monkey paw, that wish that he could be the provider in the family.2003, Darren Greer, Tyler's Cape, page 120. From the entry monkey paw
• The Russian bear has always been eager to stick his paw in Latin American waters.1995, Richard Rhodes, quoting Curtis LeMay, “Scorpions in a Bottle”, in Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, New York: Simon &…. From the entry trap
• I didn't notice Mother until Goodyear leapt up to greet me—and with dirty paws too.1988, Rita Mae Brown, Bingo, Bantam Dell, published 2008, →ISBN, page 248. From the entry catitude
• Won't give paw because that performance result of individual education, requiring loop line.1988, William James, Manuscript Lectures, →ISBN, page 41. From the entry give paw
• He climbed up your tree with his very own paws, hoping for honey from jolly St.1979 December 8, Bullock’s, “Because Christmas is Special”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15, column 6. From the entry St. Claus
• Can ' t get my million - dollar paws scrunged up .1976, Mary Anderson, F*T*C Superstar, page 125. From the entry scrunge
• She waved a large blue handkerchief and heffalump waved his little white paws.1973, The Malahat Review, Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 82. From the entry heffalump
• Ignatius pounded a paw into the oilcloth on the kitchen table.1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, chapter 9, in A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing)…. From the entry oilcloth
• He sat up on his hind feet and stuck out a paw.1963, The Gordons [i.e., Mildred Gordon and Gordon Gordon], chapter 4, in Undercover Cat: The Lighthearted Story of the Cat Who Became an…. From the entry hind foot
• Bear paws, for instance; duck feet, unborn mice, and in Canton, puppy dogs.1949, Scene: The International East-West Magazine, volumes 1-2, page 33. From the entry blowout
• The wolfdog sprawls on his back, wriggling obscenely with begging paws, his long black tongue lolling out.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 2]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC. From the entry wolf dog
• Cautiously she moved a great padded paw forward, noiselessly placing it before she lifted the next.1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as…. From the entry noiselessly

Meaning of paw

1. noun The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
2. noun A hand.
3. verb Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.

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Questions about paw in a sentence

How do you use paw in a sentence?

Paw is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Get your grubby paws off my things!”

What is a short sentence with paw?

“They paw at each other.”

What does paw mean?

Paw means the soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.