How to Use Pekingese in a Sentence

Pekingese

noun
  • The Pekingese, who was unharmed, was returned to its owner.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 May 2024
  • In 2021, the top Westminster prize went to Wasabi the Pekingese.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022
  • Coming in a tie for fourth are the Pekingese and the standard [oodle.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
  • Rummie the Pekingese was aiming to bring home the third trophy in 11 years for his small-but-regal breed.
    CBS News, 9 May 2023
  • This year’s Best in Show reserve (or runner-up) was a Pekingese named Rummie.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
  • Or the Pekingese could notch his breed’s third Westminster Kennel Club dog show win in little over a decade.
    Jennifer Peltz, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
  • Or the Pekingese could notch his breed's third Westminster Kennel Club dog show win in little over a decade.
    Jennifer Peltz, ajc, 9 May 2023
  • In 2021, a charmingly coiffed Pekingese named Wasabi won the title, the second Pekingese in a decade to come out on top at Westminster.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 8 May 2023
  • Every episode features a veritable menagerie of adorable animals of different shapes and sizes, from cows and pigs to birds and fish to a pampered Pekingese named Tricki Woo.
    Wilson Chapman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2022

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