How to Use tabby in a Sentence
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Campos said the cat is a red tabby who weighs about 2.25 pounds.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
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Sherlock, a sandy tabby with white paws, was sprawled on the kitchen table with his toys when Kassie opened the door.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2022
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Their 16-year-old tabby cat named Ripples wasn’t taking the heat well.
—oregonlive, 29 June 2021
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Strawberry’s donor was a one-year-old male tabby with a white chin.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2022
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Looking for a cuddle partner Kruger is a 2-year-old gray and white tabby.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
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Jasper is a 1-year-old domestic, short-haired, male tabby cat.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
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And the shorter the animal, the bigger the effect, like the domestic tabby.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 20 Apr. 2022
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The orange tabby went missing during the Maui wildfires.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
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The flagged luggage was taken aside and the cat rescued before the tabby could have ended up in the pressurized cargo hold.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2022
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Moments later, a rusty pipe broke, sending the tabby down a gut-wrenching plunge into the darkness.
—Thalia Beaty, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2022
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The actor plays a treacherous tabby in the film, which is now regarded as a modern cult classic.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
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Her next goal is to make Jordy, their orange tabby cat, and brand-new beagle puppy, Maxine into best friends.
—Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2020
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The siamese/tabby mix was adopted by her owner, Varisiri Methachittiphan, from a shelter.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022
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Looking for the royal treatment Burgess is a domestic, medium-haired tabby and white cat about 4 years old.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2023
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Straight down the middle of the rescue tabby’s forehead was a thin, precisely shaven line, leaving her skin exposed.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
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Squibb’s robust orange tabby, Billy Bob, wandered by and rubbed against her shin.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
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On the night he was buried, a game camera showed a bobcat slipping from the brush and sitting for a while at his gravesite as if escorting the old orange tabby across the Rainbow Bridge.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022
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Thomas pointed to a small ruin constructed of tabby (a type of concrete made from lime, shells, sand, and ash) that was being swallowed up by vines.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
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In one of these TikToks, a ginger tabby cat in a blond wig re-enacts Heard’s testimony.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 15 May 2022
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Outside the main house at Los Poblanos, a historic farm and inn on the edge of Albuquerque, an orange tabby curled up on a bench, an outdoor firepit was lit, a bottle of wine opened.
—Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2021
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The light-colored tabby loves being around people but is also just fine with hanging out by herself.
—Angelica Stabile | Fox News, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2022
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Earlier this month, the record-keeping organization revealed that Kit Kat — a 13-year-old tabby — set the world record for most skips by a cat in one minute.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023
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The game presents the titular tabby as tender, thoughtful and wholly capable of love.
—Luke Winkie, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022
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Willow is a two-year-old, green-eyed, grey and white-striped, short-haired tabby, hailing from Western Pennsylvania.
—Libby Cathey, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2022
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Animal: Tuna, 9-year-old, 12-pound, male, domestic short hair cat with a brown tabby coat.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022
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Wearing black jeans and woollen slippers, Moss-Bachrach puttered in the kitchen as the family’s new kitten, a Nermal-esque long-haired tabby, scampered by.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
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Milky White, in other words, became the stand-in for everyone’s own golden retriever or tabby.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022
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Readers may recall my account of our yellow tabby, Peackoe, who often spent the wee hours posted like a still watchman at the open screen door in our bedroom.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2023
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Clementine Breed: Domestic shorthair/tabby Age: 5 years old Clementine is a love-bug in search of her forever home.
—Teryn Jones, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
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Her partner, Kenji, is a handsome, slightly shy tabby with gorgeous white markings.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
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Fry hiked the area, talked to locals and set up a camera that caught the dog (and a tabby cat) on video.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
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The pair are both calicos, although Dusty has more of a tabby look.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
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But Li is extremely proud of his Twitter avatar – a doodle of his tabby cat.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2022
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But then, a photo of the feline exhibiting what is perhaps the world's most pitiful look went viral, and now, the tabby cat has found his new home.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2022
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Since then, the Bidens have adopted a tabby cat named Willow from Pennsylvania.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 7 Feb. 2023
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The poster shows the tabby cat standing on top of an ice cream freezer in front of a line of various candies like Butterfingers and Mounds at the convenience store the feline calls home.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2023
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The duo worked with landscape designer Sam Comer to devise a surface of tabby concrete tiles which blend in with the home’s stucco and also optimize drainage in the rainy months.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2023
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In Stray, the postapocalyptic adventure game from BlueTwelve Studio, players are cast as an unnamed orange and brown-striped tabby cat.
—WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022
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Polenta is a beautiful 1-year-old domestic, short-haired, tabby girl.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2021
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Elijah McClain, a massage therapist killed by police in Aurora, Colorado, in 2019, is pictured playing the violin next to a tabby cat.
—Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2021
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Today's study also charts the rise of the single mutation that gives us today's rather common tabby coat pattern, and in doing so sheds additional light on cat domestication overall.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2017
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Fry hiked the area, talked to locals and set up a camera that caught the dog (and a tabby cat) on video.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
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The pair are both calicos, although Dusty has more of a tabby look.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
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But Li is extremely proud of his Twitter avatar – a doodle of his tabby cat.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2022
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But then, a photo of the feline exhibiting what is perhaps the world's most pitiful look went viral, and now, the tabby cat has found his new home.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2022
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Since then, the Bidens have adopted a tabby cat named Willow from Pennsylvania.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 7 Feb. 2023
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The poster shows the tabby cat standing on top of an ice cream freezer in front of a line of various candies like Butterfingers and Mounds at the convenience store the feline calls home.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2023
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The duo worked with landscape designer Sam Comer to devise a surface of tabby concrete tiles which blend in with the home’s stucco and also optimize drainage in the rainy months.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2023
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In Stray, the postapocalyptic adventure game from BlueTwelve Studio, players are cast as an unnamed orange and brown-striped tabby cat.
—WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022
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Polenta is a beautiful 1-year-old domestic, short-haired, tabby girl.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2021
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Elijah McClain, a massage therapist killed by police in Aurora, Colorado, in 2019, is pictured playing the violin next to a tabby cat.
—Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2021
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Today's study also charts the rise of the single mutation that gives us today's rather common tabby coat pattern, and in doing so sheds additional light on cat domestication overall.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2017
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Fry hiked the area, talked to locals and set up a camera that caught the dog (and a tabby cat) on video.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
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The pair are both calicos, although Dusty has more of a tabby look.
—The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
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But Li is extremely proud of his Twitter avatar – a doodle of his tabby cat.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2022
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But then, a photo of the feline exhibiting what is perhaps the world's most pitiful look went viral, and now, the tabby cat has found his new home.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2022
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Since then, the Bidens have adopted a tabby cat named Willow from Pennsylvania.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 7 Feb. 2023
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The poster shows the tabby cat standing on top of an ice cream freezer in front of a line of various candies like Butterfingers and Mounds at the convenience store the feline calls home.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2023
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The duo worked with landscape designer Sam Comer to devise a surface of tabby concrete tiles which blend in with the home’s stucco and also optimize drainage in the rainy months.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2023
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In Stray, the postapocalyptic adventure game from BlueTwelve Studio, players are cast as an unnamed orange and brown-striped tabby cat.
—WIRED, 19 Aug. 2022
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