How to Use Boston terrier in a Sentence

Boston terrier

noun
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  • In a few hours a vet is coming to our home to put down our 14-year-old Boston terrier.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 25 May 2022
  • He’s seen it with his own two pets, a Boston terrier and a poodle/shih tzu mix.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Aug. 2020
  • My sweet 15-year-old Boston terrier Ollie had a seizure and couldn’t walk or breathe.
    — Jennifer Billock, Good Housekeeping, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Gin Koo, 36, braved the cold to take his Boston terrier, Bee, out for a necessary walk.
    — CBS News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Although there were no people in the home at the time, three Boston terrier dogs were present – and thanks to her quick thinking they were all saved.
    — Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The couple have been married for 11 years and live with their Boston terriers Ginger and Katie.
    — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The pups are described as pug Boston terrier mixes with brindle coats.
    — Fox19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Little Wilbur, a Boston terrier that weighs 19 pounds soaking wet, doesn’t look like an athlete.
    — Brent Frazee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The Missouri man, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene inside the former Super 8 motel, where police also found six Boston terrier puppies in cages in the same room.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2020
  • In addition to a state dog (the Boston terrier) and a state bird (the chickadee), Massachusetts now has an official state dinosaur: the swift-footed lizard of Holyoke.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Frederick called police and began a frantic search for his four-legged friends: Winston, who ran 27 mph to capture the fastest French bulldog world record, and Zena, a Boston terrier who is deaf and has one blue eye and one brown eye.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
  • When Jeff Foose welcomed Lucy, a Boston terrier, into his family in 2014, protecting her health was a big concern.
    — David Paredes, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Examples of this group include the Shiba Inu, standard poodle and Boston terrier.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The Patriarcas' surveillance camera captured the coyote running towards their Boston terrier Sadie — who was outside at the time — and grabbing the pet violently by the neck with its jaws.
    — Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022
  • Both dogs were later found to have medical issues, ranging from infected ears and an ulcerated mass for the Labrador retriever and dental and skin problems for the Boston terrier.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Some breeds of dogs, called short-muzzle breeds, already have higher rates of respiratory issues, including bulldogs, Boston terriers and Cavalier King Charles spaniels.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • The smoke conditions can be especially dangerous for puppies and senior dogs, as well as for brachycephalic breeds — those with shorter snouts — such as pugs, Boston terriers and bulldogs, according to the American Kennel Club.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 28 June 2023

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