Used in a Sentence

canine

How to use canine in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for canine.

Editorial note

This is a well known issue with canine dentition.

Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of canine gathered in one view.

noun

one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

noun

any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles

adjective

of or relating to a pointed conical tooth

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for canine.

noun

one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

noun

any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles

adjective

of or relating to a pointed conical tooth

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae

Example sentences

1

This is a well known issue with canine dentition.

2

That's stuck with me as a pretty impressive feat of canine cognition.

3

Is it proper to study canine pyschology via dogs kept chained all day long?

4

Dogs can't tell stories about other dogs in such a way that their canine audience is moved to weep or cheer.

5

Recent research[1] has found a fovea like structure on the canine retina.

6

People are disgusting enough as it is, complicating it with canine/feline borne vectors doesn't help.

7

Esp when project lead accepts the patch, he doesn't even have a canine level of sociability.

8

And, like I said: other parts of the "parallel construction" story bother me a lot more than the NSA evidence; for instance, our new unelected canine prosecutors.

9

I had a veterinarian teach me that carnivore has nothing to do with diet, and means that the animal is in the order Carnivora, which are mostly distinguished by having canine teeth.

10

Permanently station a canine unit at every major airport and let everyone see the cops with the dogs continuously sniffing around everywhere.

11

As a Seattle inhabitant, the descriptions of San Francisco-specific weather, rent, cost of living, costumes, events, transients, canine-friendliness, fog, commuting, and other things just do not apply here.

12

Staring at the Braille-like letters formed of gargantuan pixels on the screen with the finesse of sandbags being hurtled in place against the torrent of information pouring down his Ethernet connection, the notion of finely crafting the text of an email message with the pristine elegance of detail rendered to the precision of not just the vulgarity of a "dozen" but to the exactness of "12" typesetter's points escaped him like a pedigree-free canine chasing a slobber-laden ball.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use canine in a sentence?

This is a well known issue with canine dentition.

What does canine mean?

one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

What part of speech is canine?

canine is commonly used as noun, adjective.