Used in a Sentence

hounds

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hounds.

Editorial note

We've focused on political games, but found that political consumers are huge news hounds (see huffingtonpost and drudgereport).

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

noun

Any canine animal.

noun

A despicable person.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hounds.

noun

A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

noun

Any canine animal.

noun

A despicable person.

noun

A houndfish.

Example sentences

1

We've focused on political games, but found that political consumers are huge news hounds (see huffingtonpost and drudgereport).

2

The WaPost itself is a symbol of this decay: in 30 years they went from Watergate hounds to Iraq-invasion cheerleaders.

3

You're a PR hound trying to underline the importance of PR hounds like yourself.

4

So please, if you'd be so kind, ask Noscript to call off the hounds.

5

Many Bostons are built like grey hounds with a chihuahua size...

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We also saw a slew of wantrepreneurs and karma hounds.

7

Most scent hounds are perfect examples of this.

8

At this point, the only thing keeping the hounds at bay is the reality that a TV with non-crappy software requires a much deeper cooperation with content providers.

9

StackOverflow's biggest problem is that it's hit saturation; the low-hanging fruit is all picked (which is good; that knowledge shows up in Google results), which means that much of the continuing activity on the site is low-quality questions with the speed hounds competing to be the first to answer a trivial question to reap reputation.

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Another consequence of the zigzagging trajectory is that, like a fox crossing back and forth over a stream to eluding a pack of hounds, it obscured where exactly it might be heading.

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The lesson being that, you reward people who do what it takes to get the job done not people who are self-serving glory hounds looking to boost their resume with hard problems.

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Somehow, that gave them the okay to auto-upgrade my account and 'release the hounds.' Also, this was a reputable email provider that many of you know of (i believe it went thru one of the incubators).

Quote examples

1

"If elected I will support any prosecutor who hounds Aaron Swartz to suicide." Because he does support Carmen Ortiz.

2

Sorry, didn't mean to sound defensive:) The problem with "going to the dark side" is that I would be serving porn ads to all the Justin Bieber and One Direction fans in the world as well as the porn hounds.

Proper noun examples

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I just finished the game I'd started 2+ years ago, getting Pacifist, Foxiest of the Hounds, and Legend at the same time.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use hounds in a sentence?

We've focused on political games, but found that political consumers are huge news hounds (see huffingtonpost and drudgereport).

What does hounds mean?

A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.

What part of speech is hounds?

hounds is commonly used as noun.