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Examples of house cat in a Sentence
the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser
Recent Examples on the Web
After conducting an investigation, however, wildlife officials say forensic evidence points to something much less intimidating: an ordinary house cat.
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Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 1 Aug. 2024
Cats are evolutionarily perfect (but your house cat already knew that)
Scientific American spoke with Anjali Goswami, an evolutionary biologist at London’s Natural History Museum, about how perfect cats are as a group of species in comparison with many other animals.
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Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2024
This band of house cats, strays and orphans ride skateboards, jump through hoops, ring bells and more.
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John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
The premise became the ultimate fight between good and evil when God (Tom Ellis) and the Devil (Sasheer Zamata) are both fired and sent to Earth to reconnect with humanity, trapped inside the bodies of two chubby house cats.
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 14 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1607, in the meaning defined above
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20cat. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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