How to Use dog tag in a Sentence

dog tag

noun
  • No fingerprints were found on the dog tag.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2020
  • He is struck by the items that aren’t there — no dog tags, no phone, no wallet.
    — Anita Porterfield, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Ferron said Harris was told to bury his dog tags.
    — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The service numbers on their dog tags are off by just one digit.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2023
  • The dog tag loop could be bigger and is placed in an odd spot next to the D-ring.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Alan Alda is giving up his combat boots and dog tags for a good cause!
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
  • The memorial was made of fence posts connected by chains hung with blank dog tags.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • For this song, the female lifeguard emerges from behind the scrim, holding a set of dog tags.
    — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Inside the napkin was a military style dog tag.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The dog tag is a dog’s best chance of being reunited with its family should it get lost.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Recover dog tags to score for your team and deny enemy score.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Recover dog tags to score for your team and deny enemy scores.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The boots and dog tags will be part of a Heritage Auctions sale later this month.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • Cummings reached out to Tara to ask for Crescensia's dog tag numbers.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 13 July 2022
  • Chasing frogs, hunting rabbits, running across the desert with their dogs tagging along at their heels.
    — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 15 May 2018
  • Ingle recalls the coroner picking the children up and taking the dog tag her son had with her.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
  • His son’s dog tag and the coordinates of the collision are tattooed on one arm.
    — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 28 May 2018
  • Voisin wore his Army dog tag under her uniform and a smile on her face after finishing fifth.
    — New York Times, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Every year, the Gladiators girls lacrosse team hands out dog tags with the mantra for the season.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
  • Police said Lawrence's name and contact information were on the dog tag.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Bastoni found the dog tag about 600 feet from the remnants of what locals say was a Nazi bunker.
    — Curt Brown, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
  • Griffin told Dateline that when Patrick’s remains were found, his dog tags were missing.
    — Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 30 May 2020
  • The company has had to deny thousands of requests for the dog tags after a group's complaint last year.
    — Fox News, 15 Jan. 2020
  • That ribbon, along with other ribbons, medals and dog tags, hang on Gervell's living room wall today.
    — Marc Lester, adn.com, 16 May 2015
  • Felix pulls out a locket that contains her photo and a Lexi fingerprint dog tag.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
  • In one of those missions, a dog tag with Miller’s name and vital information was found near the remains.
    — Christian Robles, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2021
  • The kit comes with a service dog vest, service dog patches and service dog tag, as well as service dog information cards.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Visitors would be able to purchase a day pass — which would be visible on a phone — or an annual pass, which could come in the form of a dog tag.
    — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2019
  • The neighbor checked the dog tags and called the local animal hospital listed on the tags to learn the man’s identity.
    — Cheryl Higley, cleveland.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • In one instance, DeHays stole two dog tags belonging to 1st Lt.
    — Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2018

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

Last Updated: