How to Use hamster in a Sentence

hamster

noun
  • His steps were short, and the movement of his body was jerky, like a hamster’s.
    — Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Small mammals such as guinea pigs, hamsters, rats and mice love their hidey-holes.
    — Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee, 30 June 2017
  • Owning a hamster is a world away from having a pet like a cat or dog.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Onyx is the last little hamster left who has not been adopted yet.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2025
  • No one truly trips up inside their hamster ball, which is a shame.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The 20 or more species of hamsters are quite varied.
    — Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But this left us on a hamster wheel of striving, rather than thriving.
    — Susan Hobson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Like a hamster on a wheel, there’s always something to be done.
    — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 21 July 2020
  • Gentle pressure on your eyes can help slow down the hamster wheel of your mind.
    — Condé Nast, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Experts share some tips to slow down your mental hamster wheel.
    — Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Some classrooms have a class pet to look after—maybe a hamster or a small fish.
    — Jon Winkler, USA TODAY, 7 May 2021
  • My hamster turned the curler box into a trundle bed for when her cousin sleeps over.
    — Fiona Landers, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Dwarf hamsters grow no more than 4 inches and weigh less than 2 ounces.
    — Bloomberg News, OregonLive.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Making a habit out of this lay-flat hamster wheel was the only thing on my mind.
    — Erika Veurink, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2024
  • No one was injured in the fire, but two pets — a cat and a hamster — were killed in the fire.
    — Kendrick Calfee february 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
  • So why can the bird get its groove on while other pets like cats, dogs and hamsters just stare blankly?
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 11 July 2019
  • The vessel was afloat by wiring and buoys and can best be described as a hamster wheel.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • There were 60 mph winds, driving rain, and hamster-sized snowflakes.
    — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Sometimes love is felt from having pets, dogs, or cats, and even guinea pigs or hamsters.
    — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Whether your best bud is a dog, a cat or a hamster, Chewy’s got something for you.
    — Julianne Ross, CNN Underscored, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The screaming hamster is its own puppet.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The inn has no pet-type restrictions, so pack up the bird, guinea pig, and hamster, too.
    — Laurie Wilson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • One brother even made headlines for biting off the head of a hamster on video.
    — Tracy Connor, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Well, imagine getting on a plane, and a hamster is the pilot.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2018
  • Size Despite their diminutive size, hamsters like to move around a lot.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Others riffed on the remix — someone even made a hamster dance to it — giving it new life.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Like a legless guinea pig or an oversized hamster with no mouth or ears, and beady eyes (stay with me, here).
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Guinea pigs, primates, rabbits and hamsters are far more common.
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And my script notoriously looks like it’s spent the night in a hamster cage.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The law covers dogs, cats, monkeys, guinea pigs, hamsters, pigs, rabbits, and sheep.
    — Celia Ford, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024

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