How to Use mastiff in a Sentence
mastiff
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Odin, a brown and black bull mastiff with a white chest, was in the truck.
—Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2020
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The mastiffs guard the sheep and the village from lurking wolves.
—Jane Horwitz, The Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2017
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One day, the old man flees for the forest, the mastiff in pursuit.
—New York Times, 2 May 2018
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The English Mastiff left his paw print in the cement as well.
—Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 25 May 2017
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The mastiff was so weak that Benjamin had to lift it into his squad car.
—Shannon Prather, Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020
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Six types of bulldogs and 18 types of mastiffs also are banned.
—Lauren Zumbach, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
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This cross of a bulldog and mastiff is a large breed dog, known to be a good companion and work dog.
—Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 25 Nov. 2022
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But Smokey is a cane corso, an Italian breed of mastiff, not a pit bull or a mix of pit bull breeds.
—Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2023
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Childers says the deputies checking on the victim were approached by the two dogs, a German shepherd and a type of mastiff.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2022
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Guarding the prized flock are nine Spanish mastiffs, worth $2,500 apiece.
—Cori Petersen, WSJ, 27 July 2018
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Now extinct, the dog is believed to be the foundation for the modern mastiff.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2022
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David and Rachel share their home with an 11-year-old mastiff, an 8-year-old Labrador, and a 7-year-old catahoula leopard dog.
—Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 15 June 2018
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The couple threw a few pairs of underwear in a bag, then loaded Brighton and their other mastiff, Reese, in the truck.
—Outside Online, 3 Dec. 2020
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And not even another large breed such as a Great Pyrenees or a mastiff or an Irish wolfhound.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2020
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Their home is guarded by two mastiffs, and jaguars and tigers frequently roam around their eight-acre yard.
—Washington Post, 9 May 2020
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Along for the ride is Diamond’s 3-year-old, 170-pound English mastiff.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 17 Jan. 2022
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Many sport smudged eye black on their cheeks and wear necklaces made of plastic dog bones in honor of the team’s mascot, a bull mastiff named Chomps.
—Charlotte Wilder, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2019
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Hey suggests, because a Chihuahua cannot jump high enough to make puppies with a mastiff.
—Richard Conniff, Discover Magazine, 18 Nov. 2010
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Duke, a 16-year-old pit bull and mastiff mix, died after receiving burns on roughly 70% of his body.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
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Mohawk Hudson, for instance, has a lot of pit bulls, mastiffs and cane corsos.
—Michael Hill, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
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Just as there are inherent differences in a mastiff and a chihuahua, our body size and shape will vary too.
—Sarah Schlichter, Outside Online, 28 May 2021
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Another breed that received votes is the Tibetan mastiff, a rare breed that few people know a lot about.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2019
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Shyla, a mastiff, was injured when the pet carrier fell to the ground in January.
—Michelle Gilchrist, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 Apr. 2017
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The last owners, a couple with four kids, even left him their big white Alentejo mastiff, a local breed.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
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Kevin Hart: Chihuahua The combative, diminutive foil to his (mastiff) co-star.
—Rohita Kadambi, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
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An elderly mastiff mix was found running loose and was taken to the shelter.
—Washington Post, 18 July 2017
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Layla Bug Layla Bug is a 5-year-old mastiff mix who enjoys walks and cuddling.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2024
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Tibetan people have used mastiffs guard their flocks of sheep from predators, like wolves, for centuries.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 9 Sep. 2019
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This was the second mastiff wolves had eaten on their property.
—Cori Petersen, WSJ, 27 July 2018
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Murray, Milton, Robert and Lucas are four mastiffs − his dogs.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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