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Recent Examples of dog days
The contest was announced on Sunday, Aug. 4, during the dog days of summer.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Russell Westbrook and Michael Porter Jr. remained out of the lineup with tight hamstrings, both mild casualties of the dog days of the season.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
Warm season crops are planted or sown after the date of your last frost and do their best during the dog days of summer, such as tomatoes, peppers, and squash.
—Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
In the dog days of summer, the kids discover a decrepit house and the old man (Rentaro Mikuni) who lives there alone.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
Russell Westbrook and Michael Porter Jr. remained out of the lineup with tight hamstrings, both mild casualties of the dog days of the season.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
Warm season crops are planted or sown after the date of your last frost and do their best during the dog days of summer, such as tomatoes, peppers, and squash.
—Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
In the dog days of summer, the kids discover a decrepit house and the old man (Rentaro Mikuni) who lives there alone.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dog days
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“Dog days.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dog%20days. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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