How to Use schnauzer in a Sentence

schnauzer

noun
  • Then the assailant stole a black schnauzer from the back seat while pointing a gun at her, the report said.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Your help for the schnauzer that has grown to dislike riding in a car didn’t mention engine noise.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2017
  • The shelter is named after her beloved schnauzer, who died several years ago.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2020
  • The new owner clarified in the comments that the dog is a mini schnauzer.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • That’s when their dog, Edison, which saw the schnauzer come outside, escaped from an open car door.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 24 June 2020
  • Aniston is also dog mom to Clyde, a schnauzer mix, and Sophie, a white pit bull.
    — Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 12 Oct. 2021
  • One of my friends posted on Facebook that the shelter had a mini schnauzer for adoption.
    — Special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Last week, our darling miniature schnauzer, Noodle Rush, passed away.
    — Ilene Raymond Rush, Philly.com, 6 Aug. 2017
  • And dim Jim is somewhat of the sniveling little schnauzer of the White House press corps.
    — Fox News, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Of all the pets, though, her favorite was a schnauzer named Lola, who had an angry expression in her portrait.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Fortunately for us, the shelter notified my wife that a second mini schnauzer was coming in that day.
    — Special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Donna Goebel, from Ohio, sat at the water’s edge while her schnauzer Atticus waded in the ocean.
    — David Goodhue, Pedro Portal, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Seago was alerted to a commotion in his front yard by his pet schnauzer, Cruiser, and was confronted by a huge hog 5 yards from his front porch.
    — Joe Songer, AL.com, 21 July 2017
  • While trying to separate the animals, the neighbor’s schnauzer sank his teeth into Krall’s thigh, leaving a bloody gash.
    — Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 16 June 2017
  • The couple both go barefoot for a walk in the park with her Jack Russell terrier–schnauzer mix, Zeppelin.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Today, Ashley and Philip share the home with their now 7-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son, as well the family schnauzer.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Like Chapman, Kyle Chen covered part of his balcony with leaves and grass for Kaka, his 4-year-old schnauzer.
    — NBC News, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Shorn of her schnauzer outfit, Gogo resembled an all-white Jack Russell terrier.
    — David Colman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2020
  • Jonathan’s grandmother, Shulamit, corrals the schnauzer, Squash.
    — Daniel Poler, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2022
  • While Krall was trying to separate the animals, the neighbor’s schnauzer sank his teeth into Krall’s thigh, leaving a bloody gash.
    — Sandra G. Boodman, sacbee.com, 19 June 2017
  • While Krall was trying to separate the animals, the neighbor's schnauzer sank his teeth into Krall's thigh, leaving a bloody gash.
    — Philly.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • While Krall was trying to separate the animals, the neighbor’s schnauzer sank his teeth into Krall’s thigh, leaving a bloody gash.
    — Sandra G. Boodman, Philly.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • This dog named Gandalf With his long white beard, Gandalf the 7-year-old schnauzer is quite appropriately named.
    — Emily Sabens, Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2019
  • For 22-year-old Jackie Llanos, her schnauzer, Nacho, stuck by her side through a move to an entirely new country.
    — Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • In addition to Chesterfield, Aniston also has a white pit bull named Sophie and a gray schnauzer mix named Clyde.
    — Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The wallpaper fairly blooms with flowers, and a giant dog cutout remembers Lucy, Greenbaum’s late schnauzer.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • Only their 13-year-old schnauzer Axle, adopted from an animal shelter as a companion to Izzy, was still alive.
    — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • There are also two dogs in residence, a Kerry blue terrier named Mike and a giant schnauzer, Hudson.
    — Gully Wells, ELLE Decor, 9 Sep. 2016
  • An elderly woman in a floral-print blouse and black pleated slacks walking a shabby gray schnauzer was walking toward us, just two strides from the galloping Sadé.
    — Gary Gulman, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The study involved a variety of dog breeds—such as border collies, vizslas, schnauzers and mixed breeds—but the researchers found no differences in language ability among the different breeds.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024

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