How to Use doghouse in a Sentence

doghouse

noun
  • But our wine hostess saved me a trip to the boyfriend doghouse.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
  • This lovable droopy-eared dog sleeps on top of his doghouse.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Husbands don’t go to the doghouse in polygamy.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The dog thumped his tail against the doghouse in the cold yard but was old and did not get up.
    — Longreads, 19 Jan. 2022
  • On the bright side, there is a little doghouse blind set up on a farm just down the road.
    — Hunter Whirley, Outdoor Life, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Outdoor dogs need a doghouse with a layer of straw for warmth as well.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 20 Dec. 2019
  • The play is still a pleasure, and Moses is still in the doghouse.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2022
  • China often sends countries that cross it to the doghouse in some form.
    — The Economist, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Bourne could be running a go route to the Belichick doghouse.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • It was channeled outside and straight through her doghouse, where the dog was washed in the bargain.
    — Ny Times Syndication, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
  • So now, the shoe is on the other foot, and Nvidia is back in the proverbial doghouse.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Make sure your pet has plenty of shade outside – but not in a place that obstructs air flow like a doghouse.
    — Kate Mabus, USA TODAY, 13 July 2021
  • The White House lets it be known that Kelly is in the doghouse.
    — Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2018
  • For a couple weeks after that I was consigned to the doghouse.
    — Sam Patten, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Lloyd is in the doghouse with Rip and finds purpose in teaching Carter.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The story behind the doghouse is just as adorable as the structure itself.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2022
  • Michael Dieter struggled as a rookie and hasn’t been able to work his way out of the doghouse.
    — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 11 May 2021
  • With each major movie studio showing off their wares for the year ahead, which dog came out on top and who's in the doghouse?
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The storm flooded Garcia’s backyard and broke her fence and doghouse.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • There’s one rather large bunny — much bigger than the farm’s cats — who has his own doghouse-sized retreat in a fenced area.
    — Nancy Coltun Webster, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2018
  • Top off the doghouse by measuring and cutting the plywood panels for the roof.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Could this really be the year that dachshunds get out of the Westminster doghouse?
    — Ben Walker, The Seattle Times, 12 Feb. 2019
  • In other news, Theranos is not the only blood-tester in the doghouse these days.
    — New York Times, 8 June 2019
  • The lack of carries doesn’t mean Johnson is in the doghouse after starting the first two games.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Those mistakes will earn a player a quick spot in coach John Harbaugh’s doghouse.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Denzel Valentine deserves a longer look from the back of Boylen’s doghouse.
    — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • This may range from finding a doghouse for the backyard to bringing the dog inside the home on these occasions.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Then, in the 1960s, the great leap—from the doghouse onto the bedspread, thanks to flea collars.
    — Daniel Dorsa, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Fumbling the football has long been the most surefire route to Bill Belichick’s doghouse.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The height of the doghouse should also be 36 inches, and the width of the doghouse should be 30 inches.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2023

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