How to Use spay in a Sentence

spay

verb

• Our cat has been spayed.
• She has been spayed and has had all of her shots and is deemed ready to go.
  — Arizona Republic, azcentral, 7 June 2019
• There were 10 leaders on the team and 11 females, all of them spayed.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2020
• At their first clinic last August, the Fund spayed and neutered 350 dogs and cats in the area.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 16 May 2018
• After a time, some of them pooled their resources and got the cats spayed and neutered.
  — Allison Klein, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2018
• We were assured she had been spayed and this was in writing as well.
  — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 29 June 2018
• If there are other pets in the home, those pets need to be spayed or neutered and up-to-date on all vaccines.
  — Lainey Seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2019
• Many agencies will spay and neuter feral cats for free or for a very low cost.
  — Hints From Heloise, star-telegram, 8 June 2017
• Sure, in an ideal world, cats would not be thrown out like day-old bread and would all be neutered or spayed.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024
• All the cats have been spayed or neutered, and are up-to-date with rabies, feline leukemia and FIV vaccines.
  — NOLA.com, 23 May 2017
• There’s also a long wait list for animals that need to be spayed and neutered.
  — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2024
• The third time a dog or cat gets lost and goes to the shelter, its owner must spay or neuter it in order to get it back.
  — Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Nov. 2022
• One of these cats is a female, spayed, 9 years old, and licks everything.
  — Cathy M. Rosenthal, courant.com, 6 June 2018
• Hundreds of cities across the country ban the breed or require owners to spay or neuter their dogs.
  — CBS News, 16 June 2017
• For years, Barker ended every episode of Price with a plea to have pets spayed or neutered.
  — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2023
• Dogs that are not neutered or spayed can produce a line of thousands of puppies in the span of only a few years.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
• There are veterinary clinics in Guam that will spay or neuter a dog for as low as $89.
  — Ginette Bocanegra, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2017
• Dogs must have proof of vaccination, be spayed or neutered, and be at least 4 months old.
  — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2019
• This means spaying or neutering a pet is out of the question.
  — Bisma Parvez, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2020
• All the dogs will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and up to date on vaccinations, the release said.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2023
• Shelter staffers told him that LeeLoo was not spayed and lacked her rabies vaccine.
  — oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
• Many, if not most, dog owners in the United States never confront the question of whether to spay or neuter their pets.
  — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
• All pets will be ready to go home that same day and come spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.
  — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2019
• Nick Ahmed made a highlight-reel catch in the eighth inning to spay a potential Dodgers rally.
  — Richard Morin, azcentral, 25 June 2019
• Cities that once rounded up feral cats and killed them now spay and neuter them and give them veterinary care.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2022
• Inmates are also fostering the kittens that are too young to be spayed and neutered.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
• Both are leash-trained and will be spayed and immunized before they’re given away on Feb. 5.
  — Melissa Chan, Time, 19 Jan. 2018
• The majority of our costs are vet expenses to spay and neuter.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 9 June 2021
• All available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.
  — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 27 Sep. 2024
• The title and setup promise something truly feral, but the movie essentially gets spayed.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024