How to Use golden retriever in a Sentence

golden retriever

noun
  • There are a few ways to tell if your golden retriever likes their food.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • But the 5-month-old golden retriever does not know how to read.
    — Jessica Contrera, baltimoresun.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • The bones of one man were found in the back seat on top of the bones of his beloved golden retriever.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Lexie the golden retriever just wants to fit in with the flock.
    — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Svante had to run off and bring her home to Moses, our golden retriever.
    — Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner, 23 Feb. 2020
  • And, true to their name, golden retrievers come in varying shades of gold.
    — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But not all golden retrievers react the same way.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Matt had his golden retriever who was living at the hotel as well.
    — Rachel Brodsky, Vulture, 25 May 2021
  • Joey the golden retriever pictured in a tent on a camping trip.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • As their name suggests, golden retrievers were bred to retrieve for hours on end.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Needless to say, the golden retriever doesn't have much of a poker face.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Virginia lost to a school with a comma in its name and a golden retriever as its mascot.
    — Joseph Goodman, AL.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • And a golden retriever scoops up a number of tennis balls and fetches a new world record.
    — CNN, 17 Oct. 2021
  • There were 57 golden retrievers entered, but just one sloughi — who was a no-show.
    — Ben Walker, The Seattle Times, 12 Feb. 2019
  • These golden retrievers are here to save your sanity, one belly rub at a time.
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Labrador/golden retriever mixes were also part of the group.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The student spotted the man a third time, walking a young husky and a golden retriever.
    — Longreads, 5 May 2022
  • Two golden retrievers died in a massive house fire on the north side Tuesday.
    — Vic Ryckaert, Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2018
  • The Full House cast is filled with golden retriever owners in its own way.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Simba, a golden retriever, is not a morning dog.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The golden retriever, named Gilbert, had to be put down because of his injuries.
    — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 11 June 2026
  • And that’s how Robert met his next trainee, Mack, a 2-month-old golden retriever.
    — Brad Schmitt, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The three of us, along with a chocolate Lab and a golden retriever, sat in a blind built on a high bank above a slough.
    — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2020
  • If the boyfriend passes these tests, users in the comments laud him as a walking green flag, a golden retriever boyfriend.
    — Steffi Cao, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The English springer spaniel is trained to flush its birds, like a Labrador or golden retriever.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2019
  • Nearly two weeks away from family and friends, plus her beloved yorkie and golden retriever mix — and a nasty case of the flu.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2022
  • The team will also have Colt, its golden retriever bat dog, who will retrieve bats for the team at home games.
    — Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2022
  • The golden retriever was found in a garbage bag in South Korea with her legs bound and worn to the bone.
    — Grant Suneson and John Harrington, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018
  • Two of the mannequins will be replicas of local dogs, a black poodle and golden retriever.
    — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The carcasses would cover the ground as a tempting snack for my two golden retrievers.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2025

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