How to Use canine in a Sentence

canine

1 of 2 noun
  • Click on the poll below to give some love at your choice canines.
    — Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There will be a canine menu and free wag bags while supplies last.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • What dogs are at risk for canine parvovirus?
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But how do our canines pick their favorites?
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Dog parks are like recess to canines.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Lockhart spoke frankly about her canine co-star.
    — NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Photos show the pair of canines dressed to the nines in suits for the photos.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But the space might have future life as a place for canines and their owners.
    — Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2026
  • How does canine parvovirus spread?
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Warunek says the canine's tail was wagging throughout his walk.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • The only way to break the curse is to have the same person kiss her in her canine form.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
  • But the recent trip left the team scratching their heads at the sight of blue canines.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But even the most well-mannered canines couldn’t help but turn their heads for a squirrel.
    — Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Ginger is one of millions of canines who end up in shelters each year.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There is a vaccine for canine parvovirus.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • What are the symptoms of canine parvovirus?
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Each year after that is around five human years for every one canine year.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Until then, read on to learn more about the top 3 canines vying for the cutest crown.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • How did humans start catering to the whims of canines rather than the other way around?
    — Sam Apple, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • No human vaccine exists yet, but a canine one does, so raise it with your vet.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Over time, the canine learns to associate the trigger with good things rather than fear.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Kevin said police scoured the area with canines, helicopters and drones.
    — Kyani Reid, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The canine competition was ruff, and so were the waves.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
  • When the canine gets too close to the snake, it’s pinged with vibrations or lightly shocked.
    — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Costumed canines can compete for prizes.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The canines have since been secured by the sheriff's office.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe, but a lot depends on context, say canine experts.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
  • Even so, not all canines within these breeds enjoy swimming.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • State police shut down the freeway for about an hour and conducted a canine sweep.
    — Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Another study found that dogs wag their tails faster and more often than other canines.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024

canine

2 of 2 adjective
  • The canine bit him in the back of his right ankle, but didn’t leave a mark.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Before the man could pick up his dog, the canine bit it on the back and tail area.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 6 May 2020
  • Four puppies born this year will go on to become canine rangers.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Large muskies, prehistoric-looking fish with canine-style teeth, lurk there.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • What matters most to Forbes is that his canine partners are having a good time.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • This is why so many of us choose canine companionship over human.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024
  • For most dog-owners, a few slobbery licks are part of sharing your life with a canine companion.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The video features the canine menace jumping over hurdles and playing with a toy.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Caged dogs used to be sole source of canine blood supply in California.
    — Seth Liss, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Push the lever, and a dozen ice-slices tumbled out with almost canine enthusiasm.
    — James Lileks, Star Tribune, 1 Nov. 2020
  • The fifth grader has visited the shelter for the past few months, making time to play with and for his canine friends.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • There are also canine t-shirts and jerseys emblazoned with the artist’s logo.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The rep said the investigation was ongoing and that a canine dog unit was en route.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2020
  • Hoofprints also dot the rock nearby, and a couple of large canine paw prints also pass close to the human tracks.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The canine star's commercials helped bring in donations for the school's program.
    — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2020
  • Many canine attendees brought gifts for the man — cupcakes, flowers, posters, and drawings.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
  • Snow said that the funding for the canine unit is all through community donations.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The study was about canine grieving and conducted in Italy, not about Italian dogs, per se.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • During practices, Nala hangs out and watches from high above like a canine Paul Bryant.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Police subsequently searched for Rosales, with the help of their canine unit, but couldn’t find him.
    — Ben Kesslen, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Multiple police cars, officers, and even canine units were searching for the man.
    — Courtney King and Maggy McDonel, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Full protection from the canine flu is reached about two or three weeks after the second shot, LaVergne said.
    — Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
  • That area is home to countless wild animals that inevitably interact with the canine crew in their backyard.
    — Matt Keenan, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The canine besties will still be local and stay in Minneapolis.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
  • One of the most beloved stress relievers at the hospital, however, comes not in human form, but canine form.
    — Rachel Rabkin Peachman, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • As for performance, these sheets held up well, even against muddy paw prints from a canine friend, which came right out even without pretreatment.
    — Lacey Muinos, Verywell Health, 16 June 2023
  • At that point, Litofsky said, a canine unit was called in to assess the situation and search for the suspect.
    — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • No election is complete without a bit of dissent, and so cat lovers didn’t let their canine-loving counterparts have all the fun.
    — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, 12 Dec. 2019
  • In other words, not only do the shapes and sizes of canine brains vary by breed, the structures within those brains also are different.
    — Jason Bittel, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Not even the doggy British can match the canine dramas that colour American public life.
    — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'canine.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: