Used in a Sentence

puppy

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

Editorial note

Then if payment is 1 day late, you shut that puppy down until that money hits your account.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)

noun

A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.

noun

A young rat.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for puppy.

noun

A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)

noun

A dog with a youthful appearance, or any dog.

noun

A young rat.

noun

A young seal.

Example sentences

1

Then if payment is 1 day late, you shut that puppy down until that money hits your account.

2

The site often times feels a hell of a lot more like a cute puppy picture aggregator than anything else.

3

Perhaps it's anecdotal, and there were many that were pretty high energy in the sense they did act like a little puppy.

4

A neural network trained on millions of puppy pictures will see dogs in clouds.

5

It's like a little puppy that has read my entire internet history.

6

I have nurtured my Python user group PuPPy for a year now.

7

And because they chose images with puppy eyes and we like puppies.

8

Really lightweight stuff is Damn Small Linux (old) or Puppy Linux (never tried it), but I'm not sure how usable that is for day-to-day tasks.

9

Your comment is so hyperbolic, it's as if normal logical discourse is a puppy and your comment is a hammer that you are using to bash it's head in.

10

It felt great to be surrounded by such brilliant minds, which is why I kept coming back, but I did feel like a lost puppy.

11

The problem people have when banning or regulating handguns is that, unlike with the evil puppy-killing assault weapons, every handgun that isn't a flintlock basically looks and works the same.

12

When we sell this puppy, you're gonna be rich dude!!

Quote examples

1

Whether that qualifies as "evil" is semantics, but excusing it with a comparison to puppy kicking isn't valid.

2

The word "Evil" in Google's motto doesn't refer to puppy-kicking or kitten-drowning or armed robbery.

3

How do you feel about "hiking worn boots" or "mixed-breed adorable puppy"?

4

"Mixed-breed puppy" is, to me, not such a clear case ("breed" is clearly originally a noun, but maybe this use is common enough to have converted).

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use puppy in a sentence?

Then if payment is 1 day late, you shut that puppy down until that money hits your account.

What does puppy mean?

A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months)

What part of speech is puppy?

puppy is commonly used as noun.