How to Use beagle in a Sentence

beagle

noun
  • The bassets and the beagles, the collies and the corgis.
    New York Times, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The beagles are 5 years old now, and their jaws have a hint of pit bull.
    Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 31 July 2019
  • The bells of a nearby church rang out, and a beagle on a long red leash pushed past the dancers.
    Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2023
  • But the dogs are sweet, gentle beagles through and through.
    Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 31 July 2019
  • Right behind the griz is a little brown dog ‘bout the size of a beagle.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Since 1857, Eton has kept a pack of beagles to use in hunting hares.
    Emma Bubola, New York Times, 6 July 2023
  • But none of these experts has tried to take my new beagle for a walk.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • One of those dogs was Cheddar, a small beagle mix who looks a bit like Sassy.
    Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
  • She’s the owner of Chloe, an 8-year-old beagle, and Chlea, a 9-month-old kitten.
    Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The 300-pound beagle and the wolf (White Fang) just moved in one day, leaving me to feed them at 3 a.m., or let them out at sunup.
    Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • In the comments, fans were quick to note that the dog in the photos could be Guy, a beagle who Meghan adopted in 2015.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
  • The female beagle is old and had long nails, police said.
    Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The loved one remembered is Elle, a 60-pound fox hound/beagle mix.
    Matt Keenan, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Bigger than a muskrat and smaller than a beaver, nutria can grow up to 20 pounds – about the size of a small beagle.
    Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Bailey, his wife and their 16-year-old daughter share their house with a beagle and a cat that was nowhere to be seen.
    New York Times, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The white berries were foraged from a pasture across the road, and that’s Julia’s beloved beagle, Henry, in the red bow.
    Sid Evans, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2020
  • DeLeon’s dog came along for the ride, and his sweet beagle-boxer nature landed him a spot in the shoot as well.
    Jamie Ramsay, Chicago Reader, 4 June 2018
  • Harley, a beagle, now lives with a family in Louisville.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 17 Jan. 2018
  • As the crowd roared with laughter, the adorable little beagle got back to business again, and wove swiftly through the poles.
    Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • That rabbit on the field edge was the beagle’s 41st chase of the season, and most of these hunters have been on the majority of those runs.
    T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Also in the home is Champ, a 6-year-old Maltese/Yorkie, and Molly, a 5-year-old beagle/pug mix.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2019
  • The question hung in the cold air, punctuated by the sound of a snoring beagle.
    Melanie D.g. Kaplan, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Widgets, and the beloved beagle Snoopy, are headed to your Apple Watch face.
    Angela Moscaritolo, PCMAG, 5 June 2023
  • But the beagle was affectionate and the kids loved to walk him around the neighborhood.
    Te-Ping Chen, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Harry and Markle now have two dogs, the first being a rescue beagle named Guy.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2018
  • In a corner of the shop, archaeologists found the bones of a small dog, about the size of a modern beagle.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Markle's beagle, Guy, was seen riding in a car with the Queen as the two made their way to Windsor days ahead of the royal wedding.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2021
  • In less than two months, Mamma Mia the beagle went from rags to royalty.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
  • This past weekend, the spotted beagle Snoopy, star of the Peanuts comics and cartoons, found himself at the center of a political whirlwind.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Snoopy is a beagle, according to his official profile on the Peanuts website.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024

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