How to Use family pet in a Sentence

family pet

noun
  • The family was able to make it out of the burning house alive, but a family pet was unable to escape.
    Michael Lee, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Here’s a pint-sized pooch that makes an excellent family pet.
    Yolanda Wikiel, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2023
  • This cute illustration can even feature the family pet, so what's not to love?
    Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Pet owners must be over the moon after Luna came out as the top military family pet name for 2023.
    Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Events at home—a move, a divorce, the death of a family pet, etc.—might also be causing these negative feelings.
    Pamela Kruger, Parents, 18 Dec. 2023
  • She was injured while trying to intervene when the family pet attacked.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
  • The occupants of the truck, according to the sheriff's office, were believed to be local residents traveling with a family pet.
    Andrea Ramirez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Unlike a police or military canine, a protection dog is a family pet first and foremost, but one that is prepared to attack an assailant, if necessary, while guarding a home or when out in public with its owner.
    oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023

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