How to Use poodle in a Sentence

poodle

noun
  • One of my favorites is the poodle on the moon.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Skull sometimes had three poodles at a time.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The poodle jumped up on the list, moving from sixth to fifth place.
    — Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Wavy-haired men, be glad that the days of poodle hair are behind you—for now.
    — Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Elvis might have given him a poodle Skull loved dogs.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The first one is a pit bull and the latter was a French poodle.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Their house is brick, trimmed in white, and has a statue of a poodle in the front yard.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Tensions might have risen higher if not for a poodle.
    — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • His mix is Chi, pit, chow, poodle and a few other things.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Skull's poodle may have been the only witness in the case.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The dog is a teacup poodle that Bloom adopted last year and has gushed about.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2025
  • At the sight of Xiaolei, a white poodle curled on the couch stood and barked.
    — Te-Ping Chen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2020
  • One video shows a woman walking a poodle.
    — Claire Galofaro, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • While crown prince, the king made his pet poodle, since deceased, an air marshal.
    — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The officer found the brown poodle but was unable to catch it.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2021
  • As the moon rises, the poodle is found on the upper right portion of the disk.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Even when that reminder comes in the form of a silly, prancing poodle.
    — Nora Princiotti, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Another one makes sure to video call every day so that all of us can talk to her poodle.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Across from the kitchen, one of three house poodles greets guests besides a mod green chair and a plastic palm.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Eli and Skylar's poodle mix, dressed to the nines and ready for the wedding.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Her parents had a dog — Gigi, a small white poodle — who had not been found.
    — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Marie Stovall, who was at the park with her poodle mix, Growler, agreed.
    — Cynthia Hubert, sacbee, 30 Mar. 2018
  • They are joined by an irate third party, Phoebe, plus a poodle named Georges.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And yet none of this could compete with the presence of a white show poodle named Josephine.
    — Amanda Fortini, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Angel the poodle was running around the bar somewhere.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Kygo the dog is 7 years old and a mutt — a mix of husky, malamute, poodle and collie.
    — Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
  • Both dog parents appear to be poodle mixes.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Watching Mr Carell work him is like watching a poodle bark at an oak tree.
    — The Economist, 25 June 2020
  • Many of the poodles were in costumes, as were some of their human companions.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Bannatyne was holding the poodle, who appeared to be gray in color.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026

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