How to Use hound in a Sentence

hound

1 of 2 noun

• In the show, Prioress is a sort of hound for the Watch.
  — ELLE, 29 July 2022
• Graysou is the grey-hound of the eleven, and his tackling is of the highest order.
  — al, 22 Nov. 2021
• Most folks run hogs with hounds, but still- and stand hunters score as well.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 13 Jan. 2020
• Mostly the fuzz just squeaked like rubber in a hound’s mouth.
  — Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
• The couple, in their 30s, walked their hound, Leon, at the dog park and met friends at restaurants.
  — oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2020
• The hounds quickly picked up a scent and led the officers up a creek drainage in pursuit of the bear.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
• The truth was, a rabbit being chased by hounds jumped in the lake and swam toward Carter’s boat.
  — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019
• The costume features a muppet nose, hound eyes and, of course, blue fur.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2023
• The first dog, a youngish black hound and border collie mix, is named Sharon.
  — Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021
• The paper found that toy breeds and hounds were most apt to consume drugs, the call records suggest.
  — National Geographic, 29 Jan. 2020
• The West African sighthound was allowed to compete in the hound group, according to the event's program.
  — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2019
• The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound.
  — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
• If cats are finally catching on, hounds were ahead of the pack.
  — New York Times, 2 Feb. 2020
• Walter was one of four Basset hounds on the Drummond Ranch.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 30 July 2023
• Major is the German shepherd who chose the Bidens in 2018 (not the first hound to choose the vice president).
  — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 13 Oct. 2020
• When Trisha texts, Jenn knows it’s because there’s a hound in need.
  — Michelle Matthews | [e-mail], al, 3 Nov. 2020
• Karson Kuhlman, with more grit and more of a puck hound, might be the best option come the postseason.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020
• The loved one remembered is Elle, a 60-pound fox hound/beagle mix.
  — Matt Keenan, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
• The site also notes that the barking hound dogs are not included.
  — EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
• That's when Riesling, an 8-week-old hound mix, entered her life.
  — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 18 Mar. 2020
• Ramsey Bolton used his hounds to kill his mother and sister, then Sansa turned them back on him in the end.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 May 2019
• Melqart dispatched his faithful hound to scour the beaches of modern-day Lebanon in search of a gift for her.
  — Mark Woolmer, National Geographic, 24 Sep. 2020
• Half a mile down at a dog park, Ivan Bolgarov stands next to his small brown-and-black hound, Marka.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2022
• Dog Treats are a fantastic way to help your hound's dental health!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
• But thanks to the Bumpus hounds from next door, the family's holiday turkey goes to the dogs.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2019
• What hounds Hrabal is not the prospect of death so much as the exhausting claims that life continues to lay on him.
  — Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2019
• Disney+ is highlighting one of those forgotten hero hounds in the the film Togo.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 24 Oct. 2019
• The newest hound in town is also an official member of the UIndy staff.
  — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2019
• The hounds of hell did little to derail the conversation.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• When this hound is around, your baby can fall asleep to warm or cool LED light in the shape of an enchanting puppy.
  — Popular Science, 15 Mar. 2020

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hound

2 of 2 verb

• He is being hounded by the press.
• They hounded me with questions.
• They hounded me for my autograph.
• Since then, his wife and kids have been hounding him to give up the newsstand and take some rest.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2023
• Payton came off the bench to hound Malik Monk and block four shots in 16 minutes.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2023
• Mo Farah complains about the way he is being hounded by the British media.
  — oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2020
• The defense continued to hound Hoover and strip him at every chance.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2020
• Alford brought the ball up the court, with all-American Grant hounding him.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2019
• Their romance captures the interest of the public, and the paparazzi hound them.
  — Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2021
• Trew’s final run earned her a gold medal and prompted a group of skaters to hound her once her score was announced.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
• Lethargic starts continue to hound Maryland, which led just once in the final 9:21 of the first half.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 30 Dec. 2021
• Moms hounded me last night right in the middle of my writing session.
  — David Canfield, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2020
• In one sense, there's ample justice in the likelihood that this little lie will hound Tate for the rest of his days.
  — WIRED, 2 Apr. 2023
• Their doubts are, of course, the same ones that hounded Curry before he was drafted into the NBA.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
• The collection agencies then hound the debtors in the hopes some will finally pay.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 24 June 2021
• His primary job in this best-of-seven series that the Lakers lead 2-1 is to hound Booker all over the court.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2021
• Quarterback Matt Ryan had been hounded all day and knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter with ankle and foot injuries.
  — George Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2019
• Paltrow recalled the press hounding her for sobbing on stage.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 May 2023
• There was enough in the tank for Beverley to again hound Phoenix’s Devin Booker into five-of-21 shooting.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
• He was hounded by Thunder defenders and didn't get a shot off.
  — Beth Harris, ajc, 22 Mar. 2023
• To expose their identities and hound them from public life is not the same as giving them a pulpit.
  — Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 28 Oct. 2020
• After Bill died, Jordan hounded him to get their wills in order.
  — Thallman, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
• With a like-sized player trying to hound him on the perimeter, or centers trying to deter him with their length.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 1 June 2021
• There’s no doubt that she was hounded, but the truth was that the security protocol for her was lacking, to say the very least.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
• After every game, reporters would hound him and goad him; under the pressure, Maris lost clumps of hair, or so the legend goes.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2022
• In the meantime, the Feds hound Jewell and his mother, and Scruggs digs in deeper with a story that was built on slender threads to begin with.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Dec. 2019
• That sentiment hounds all bands that get popular or have a song or two go into the stratosphere.
  — Mike Oliver | [e-mail], al, 13 Dec. 2019
• And even then, nobody in management was hounding the team about downloads or ad sales.
  — Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2024
• By the time Faulconer adopted a final version of the plan in December 2015, Capretz had been hounding the mayor and talking to the press for months.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
• San Diego State played hounding defense, too, and forced 11 turnovers in the first half — including three shot-clock infractions.
  — Pat Graham, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024