How to Use family pet in a Sentence
family pet
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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
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Here’s a pint-sized pooch that makes an excellent family pet.
—Yolanda Wikiel, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2023
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This cute illustration can even feature the family pet, so what's not to love?
—Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
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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
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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
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She was injured while trying to intervene when the family pet attacked.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
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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
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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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