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'pet' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'pet' with 20 example sentences.


pet adjective

: preferred above all others and treated with partiality

pet noun

: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

: a special loved one

: a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

pet verb

: stroke or caress gently

: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking


  • I’ve always wanted to have a pet squirrel.
  • That's not our pet rabbit, unless I'm mistaken.
  • You shouldn't keep a wild animal as a pet.
  • The girl is petting a cat.
  • Some people keep rare animals as pets.
  • He's petting his dog.
  • I buried my dog at the pet cemetery.
  • She keeps a parrot as a pet.
  • My pet raccoon can type faster than you.
  • Before you leave home, make sure your pets have enough food.
  • My pet dog was seriously ill.
  • I was petting him when he bit me.
  • You're the teacher's pet, aren't you?
  • Consider adopting an older pet.
  • They are both working at the pet store.
  • He keeps a ferret as a pet.
  • Did you keep a pet in Germany?
  • She dressed him like children dress their pets.
  • Which animals make the best pets for children?
  • Meg has a cat as a pet.
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