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Example sentences for "pet"

Lexicographically close words:
pestilential; pestis; pestle; pestles; pests; petal; petala; petaled; petalis; petalled
  1. Major," I says, "you terrify me, and may do the pet a permanent injury you would never forgive yourself.

  2. But Pet soon married a portrait-painter and went to live abroad.

  3. A logger from several miles away who had come to remain at the mill for some time brought with him his pet black bear.

  4. The pet and favorite of all the men in camp, she had the freedom of the place, played with the visiting teamsters, and welcomed strangers.

  5. A pet grizzly who belonged at the camp watched him with curious interest while he worked.

  6. Illustration] TOM and Grace hur-ried through their break-fast, and ran out to feed their pet rab-bit.

  7. The pet dog of the Parisienne of high degree is likely to be a sybarite, and the pet dog of the famous cocotte leads a luxurious existence that demands prodigal expenditure.

  8. The pet dog show is not a dog clothes exhibit.

  9. Following these directions, and keeping the cage thoroughly clean, you will find Dickey a delightful pet and one that will repay you for any little trouble.

  10. When he returned a few days later he picked up the little dog to pet it, and noticed that its collar was missing.

  11. After that she dared not make a pet of any other dog; and her loneliness became almost unendurable.

  12. Tom didn't understand much of this talk, but seized on the fact that East had no money, and was denying himself some little pet luxury in consequence.

  13. Blood is thicker than water," is one of their pet sayings.

  14. And as I goes along on my way, speeding 'cross-town bound for our quarters, I'm trying to think of a stylish word which in times gone by I has heard some of the white folks use as a pet name for a note from one loving soul to another.

  15. Because, if it must be confessed, I've got to admit I has been so carried away with my own pet schemes that the thought of my obligations to Judge Priest is done entirely escaped out of my foolish mind.

  16. The Lake Shore Railroad, whose headquarters were in that same Union Depot at Cleveland then was and still is a pet property of the Vanderbilt family, also owners of the great New York Central system.

  17. Engines of the next division are being hitched to them, pet "hacks" brought from the caboose tracks, and the long strings of loaded box-cars are off toward the West in incredibly short time.

  18. Take yourself away from the cool-witted despatcher and look down upon this craft--the queen of a railroad pet marine.

  19. Then she held the bowl down where the lamb could reach to put its mouth in, and laughed to see how much the pretty pet liked the milk.

  20. In another book, about Minnie's pet pony, I have already given you some account of Nannie, her pet lamb.

  21. Carrie adopted Tom's pet name for her, so in time others of the children had taken it up and she was more frequently Puss than Tabitha; for all of which she was deeply grateful.

  22. A man that was passing, in a hurry himself to get home before the storm, picked up poor Quiver, half out of pity, half because he thought his little master might like to have his feathers if he died, or to make a pet of him if he lived.

  23. We never pet or comfort him save when he deserves it--we keep strictly to our compact.

  24. I hold with a good old-fashioned winter--a snowy Christmas and plenty of picture exhibitions for my pet artist, Jack Frost.

  25. My pink pet was crushed into dust; how it had happened, or who was to blame, I did not care.

  26. I should like to keep it always," I said, "but I won't make a pink pet of it.

  27. MY PINK PET Chapter I "For there is no friend like a sister In calm or stormy weather----.

  28. In the scuffle my treasure fell to the ground; my pink pet was crushed into a little heap of shell dust.

  29. Oh, the delight at being home again, of being loved and fussed over, and indulged in one's pet little weaknesses!


  30. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pet" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    address; admired; adored; angel; anger; babe; baby; beloved; bother; caress; cherub; chick; coddle; copulate; cosset; cuddle; dally; darling; dear; doll; duck; esteemed; favored; favorite; feel; ferment; flirt; fondle; fondling; fret; fumble; fume; golden; honey; huff; idol; jewel; knead; lamb; love; loved; lover; massage; minion; neck; nose; nuzzle; pamper; pet; pique; popular; pout; precious; preference; prized; revered; rub; spoon; stew; stroke; sugar; sweet; sweetheart; tiff; toy; treasured; trifle; wanton


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    petals white; petite maison; petitio principii; petition against; petition from; petition signed; petroleum and petroleum products; petroleum products; petroleum refining; petroleum tanker; petty officer; petty officers