How to Use shorthair in a Sentence
shorthair
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A few days ago, Zack, the chunky, shorthair cat was lonely and without a home.
—Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2020
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Zack, also a shorthair, is 12 years old and weighs more than 30 pounds.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2019
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Merlin, 4 months, is a male domestic shorthair with a gray and white tuxedo coat and big golden eyes.
—idahostatesman, 14 Aug. 2017
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All three breeds were among the teams at the Madison training session, along with Dutch shepherds, German shorthairs and Vizslas.
—Nina Bertelsen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2018
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Four-year-old Millie, a large domestic shorthair, lost her home when her owner died.
—Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 30 May 2017
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Each envelope carried a new photo of her cat Peach, a 19-month-old orange shorthair.
—Clara Longo De Freitas, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 July 2021
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Lou is a handsome four-year-old shorthair tuxedo who loves affection from people.
—Susan Green, OregonLive.com, 15 Aug. 2017
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Novice trainers need easy-handling dogs, like Labs or German shorthair pointers.
—Tony J. Peterson, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2020
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A couple weeks ago, a skittish shorthair that roams our neighborhood got a nasty lesion on his face; my girlfriend and I notified the woman, who promptly showed up with a humane trap rigged with sardines.
—Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 1 June 2021
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An animal control officer picked up the 9-year-old black male domestic shorthair.
—Jillian S. Jarrett, Washington Post, 20 June 2017
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Reagan, the German shorthair, is opening his legs now, moving fast, while Clooney, the setter, works closer to Loral I, his body twisting one way, then another, following his nose.
—Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
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Finally, my nine-year-old domestic shorthair, Wasabi, sometimes covers my mouth with his paw (though not as insistently as this kitty).
—Liz Langley, National Geographic, 19 Aug. 2017
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An animal control officer picked up the black female domestic shorthair.
—Jillian S. Jarrett, Washington Post, 20 June 2017
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An animal control officer picked up the calico female domestic shorthair.
—Washington Post, 30 May 2017
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