How to Use neuter in a Sentence

neuter

1 of 3 adjective
  • The pronoun “it” is neuter.
  • That’s where free and low-cost spay and neuter clinics come in.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Dozens of dogs and cats have died after routine spay-neuter surgery.
    — Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Please spay/neuter, vaccinate and microchip your pets.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Lots of communities do have spay and neuter programs, and there are rescues out there as well.
    — Annie Lane, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Some cities have required owners to spay or neuter their pets, but often such policies aren’t enforced.
    — Michael Hill, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Find another low-cost spay/neuter provider outside of the Chicago area.
    — Audrina Sinclair, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The foundation helps fund low-cost spay/neuter clinics and voucher programs.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The new campus will expand dog and cat housing by 30% and increase spay and neuter surgeries.
    — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Oct. 2025
  • His weather segments always ended with a reminder for people watching at home to spay or neuter their pets.
    — cleveland, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The practice of trap, neuter, release and low-cost public spay-neuter clearly haven’t been priorities.
    — Michael Wagner, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Broadly speaking, the South has lower spay-and-neuter rates and larger populations of strays.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The program has also helped spay or neuter nearly 4,000 animals.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The solution to the issue varies from residents who help feed the animals to private and public spay and neuter programs.
    — The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The bill would also create an animal protection fund to help support the registry and local spay-and-neuter programs.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The plan to neuter hurricanes involved a series of observations and deductions, with each step built upon the last.
    — Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Other programs ease the financial burden of owning a dog or a cat, through pet food pantries and veterinary services like spay and neuter clinics.
    — Michael Hill, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Over the last five years, the shelter received more than $2 million for the spay and neuter, veterinary expenses and outreach accounts.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 9 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, most private veterinary practices are booking spay and neuter appointments months in advance.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Like his predecessor, Bob Barker, Carey encourages viewers to spay or neuter their pets.
    — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • That’s why shelter officials are waiving adoption fees for dogs, which includes spay or neuter surgery, a microchip and vaccinations, to make space for the new arrivals.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Puppy parents looking to adopt from a shelter will have to pay an adoption fee, but the fee includes upfront costs, such as microchips, vaccinations and spay or neuter surgery.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The program provides free spay/neuter surgeries for free-roaming cats in areas throughout metro Phoenix that have large populations of feral cats.
    — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Adoption fee includes spay/neuter and up-to-date vaccinations along with micro-chipping for identification.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2023
  • And next month, Daugherty said, the department will introduce a mobile pet clinic that will spay and neuter animals in areas where strays are abundant.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Whether that possibility would spur productivity as more skilled employees took over from less skilled ones or neuter it as a result of mass unemployment remains to be seen.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The people who trap, neuter, and release them—a process known in the animal-rescue world as TNR—are a motley crew of passionate volunteers.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 5 July 2023
  • Spay/neuter laws Mandatory spay/neuter laws are aimed to prevent animal overpopulation, and are often enacted at the local level.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The animal shelter also set up vet appointments for the pups to receive vaccinations and spay and neuter appointments, which are done at the rescue facility at no cost to the foster.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Many organizations also offer a mobile veterinary clinic that provides vaccines and conducts spay/neuter surgeries.
    — Russ Wiles, USA Today, 14 July 2021

neuter

2 of 3 noun
  • There are several groups that can help you with the neuter and spay.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2019
  • The first was pushing for spay-neuter laws to shrink the number of homeless dogs.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
  • Offers free spay and neuter for Laurel cats and cat adoptions.
    — Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • The process of trap, neuter and return is popular with cat lovers across the country.
    — David Streitfeld, New York Times, 26 May 2018
  • All spay/neuter contract obligations are still in full effect.
    — Saryn Chorney, PEOPLE.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The majority of our costs are vet expenses to spay and neuter.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 9 June 2021
  • Funds are to help with adoption, spay and neuter services and vaccinations.
    — The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2021
  • Adopters will get free license, vaccines, spay/neuter surgery and microchip for all adult animals.
    — Angela Forburger, azcentral, 12 July 2018
  • Besides their breed and parents, a few things may affect your dog's growth including the age of their spay or neuter.
    — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 6 July 2021
  • There is no city or state funding for organizations that trap, neuter and return cats to the streets.
    — New York Times, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Adoption fee includes spay/neuter and up-to-date vaccinations.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2019
  • At the moment, Special Pals does not offer its low-cost spay and neuter program.
    — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Luckily, the wiggly, very social pup was mostly healthy and just needed a groom, along with his neuter surgery.
    — Arizona Republic, azcentral, 20 Mar. 2020
  • San Marcos clearly needs more transfer partners and more low-cost spay-neuter services.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2018
  • Early spay/neuter surgery short-circuits the development of hormones that cause males to spray, mark and fight.
    — Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
  • The rescue/shelter pays for vetting fees such as spay/neuter, heartworm treatment, and vaccines.
    — Detroit Free Press, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Proof of spay or neuter is not required, but lowers the cost of a dog’s licensing fee by 50 percent or more.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2021
  • Please adopt your next pet, foster for your local shelter or rescue, or donate to rescue groups that promote spay and neuter.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Not every spay/neuter clinic is operating at capacity yet, and not as many cats will be fixed this year as hoped.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 3 July 2020
  • The program now also has a mobile clinic in order to offer spay/neuter procedures.
    — City News Service, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • The trap-neuter-release strategy isn't exclusive to Mesquite.
    — Maria Elena Vizcaino, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2019
  • These cuties were old enough to be weaned and separated from their mom but needed some time to get bigger and stronger prior to their spay/neuter surgeries.
    — Arizona Republic, azcentral, 19 June 2020
  • Any money leftover will be used to fund trap/neuter/release efforts to reduce the feral cat population.
    — al, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Included with the adoption fee is spay or neuter surgery, various vaccinations for both cats and dogs and flea/tick treatment.
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2022
  • This sweet rabbit’s story is a perfect example of the importance of spay and neuter, as just a few pets can quickly become too many to care for.
    — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2023
  • The shelter also offers spay and neuter surgeries and low cost vaccinations to the public, Burriscano said.
    — Claire Goodman, Houston Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Medina Meow Fix works to trap, neuter and release feral cats, provide food support for those feeding strays, and more.
    — Alyssa Alfano, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2022
  • In Jefferson County, there is one non-profit spay/neuter clinic that charges a subsidized fee for surgeries.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Adoption fees for puppies with all necessary vaccinations, a microchip, and spay or neuter costs will be $350.
    — Karen Caffarini, chicagotribune.com, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The audit also noted that the shelter had failed to expand medical care, including trap-neuter-return services.
    — Devan Patel, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026

neuter

3 of 3 verb
  • The bill was neutered by the changes made by the legislature.
  • She had her dog neutered by the veterinarian.
  • None of the cats had been spayed or neutered.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Martin’s team was able to neuter Rocky the next day.
    — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Only about 10% of the dogs have been spayed or neutered.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
  • His jaw healed enough so the vet could neuter him and remove a rotted tooth.
    — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • There are myriad reasons to spay and neuter your pet.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Murdock was neutered this week and was a total hit at the vet’s office.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • My last cat was declawed when she was neutered, and this was never a problem.
    — Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2026
  • My last cat was declawed when she was neutered, and this was never a problem.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Dogs must be at least three months old, and dogs older than 12 months must be spayed or neutered.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
  • All the dogs are rescued from the street, but many cannot be simply neutered and released.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Too many in the media now seek to neuter free expression in the name of saving it.
    — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The level of access the hacker achieved was enough to neuter just about any defense.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2020
  • In most cases, however, the best age to neuter a dog is between four and six months old.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Felines that are young, neutered, or have lived with others tend to adjust better.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Cities that once rounded up feral cats and killed them now spay and neuter them and give them veterinary care.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2022
  • Crash wasn’t neutered and had no microchip, Cutler said, and no one came looking for him.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Dogs that are not neutered or spayed can produce a line of thousands of puppies in the span of only a few years.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The third time a dog or cat gets lost and goes to the shelter, its owner must spay or neuter it in order to get it back.
    — Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Both cats and dogs need to be at least a year old, have been spayed or neutered and be up-to-date on their vaccinations.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Even so, that first and second group still need to neuter the backdoor to prevent future access.
    — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 19 Dec. 2020
  • In an attempt to neuter the courts, Forsythe hobbles the other branches as well.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The alternative is to first get the hostages out, then figure out how to neuter Hamas.
    — Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Many of the dogs that are rescued must be spayed or neutered, as well as given deworming treatment.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In Armenia, strays are often tagged, a sign they have been neutered and released.
    — Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • During the intake process, staff noticed he had already been neutered and had a microchip.
    — Ryan Brennan april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Their petition was hopeless, though; the king had been neutered a hundred years prior.
    — Declan Leary, National Review, 19 July 2019
  • All the dogs will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and up to date on vaccinations, the release said.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2023
  • Puk’s propensity for the strikeout could neuter a late-inning power surge.
    — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019

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