How to Use pug in a Sentence

pug

noun
  • Not one pug, not two pugs, but five pugs.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Pugsley is a pug wearing a fez.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That pug is the mob boss, and the rottie is the loyal henchman.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And multiple servants in white gloves to tend to the pugs.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Noodle the pug will grace the pages of his own picture book this summer.
    — NBC News, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Many French bulldogs and pugs can only take in air through their mouths.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • French bulldogs, pugs, and other short-nosed dog breeds have had a grip on dog lovers for years now.
    — Laura Baisas Aug 6, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
  • His dog, a 13-year-old pug named Coach, is always around, too.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The pug landed on asphalt in the parking lot and died on impact.
    — Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Walking around with a pit bull is different than walking with a pug.
    — Lindsey Reynolds, Treehugger, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Despite his high drive, Whiskie also embraces his pug side.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • His pug, Thor, lives with Brenda’s sister.
    — Nichole Manna, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Junior ended up with slash marks on the pumpkin from my pug pawing at the pumpkin.
    — Olivia Bucks | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Her mother, her grandmother and her pug Eli all died within a year.
    — Rob Goyanes, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the owner of the pug called police to report his dog missing.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2021
  • His eyes red and puffy, Schreiner said that two people had crept into his yard at night and snatched the pug.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The model stepped out with dog Colombo and a little pug in a fun summer outfit.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2023
  • The team then compared the 14 breeds to pugs, French bulldogs, and bulldogs.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Dionne Warwick, meanwhile, thinks the 13-year-old pug deserves a break.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The pups are described as pug Boston terrier mixes with brindle coats.
    — Fox19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The pug belonged to his boss, a baronessa, and Greer felt the frequent messes had gotten out of hand.
    — Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Groundhog's Day, horoscopes and tarot cards can all take a backseat to Noodle the pug.
    — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Bridgers cradles Maxine, her small black pug, whose tongue hangs comically from the side of her mouth.
    — Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Phoenix agrees with the rest of Arizona, the pug is also the most popular dog in metro Phoenix.
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The pug made the perfect accessory.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • One small pug is influencing how millions of people live their lives with his adorable morning routine.
    — Megan Marples, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021
  • One recent day, an elderly lady walked through the snow with her pug dressed in matching coat and waterproof booties.
    — James Marson, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Graziano is funny, and Noodle is a chubby little pug whose tongue sometimes sticks out for no reason.
    — Sarah Todd, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2021
  • At school, children compared our appearance to that of a pug or to Sloth from The Goonies.
    — Ariel Henley, Wired, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo.
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

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