Sentence examples for adopt a stray from inspiring English sources

Her newest project seems likely to boost her rising star: A. R. Gurney's crowd-pleasing 1995 comedy, "Sylvia" (in previews, opening Oct. 27, at the Cort), about a New York couple, played by Matthew Broderick and Julie White, who adopt a stray dog.

Part 2 is the Nap, during which the non-napping two-thirds of us also nap, or read in a hammock, or walk up the street to "break the seal" at the Internet cafe, or wander into El Tecolote Libros, the extremely decent bookstore run by a friendly woman named Jan who may also pressure you to temporarily adopt a stray dog during your vacation.

Adopt a stray!

In "Sylvia," a New York couple adopts a stray dog.

They moved in, and adopted a stray dog named Pork Chop.

So they adopted a stray named Iggy, a black Labrador retriever mix.

More than 12 years ago, I adopted a stray cat that was left on Route 112 in Patchogue.

A famous but evidently crazy professor adopts a stray dog and gives it a human heart and pituitary gland.

Friends had recently adopted a stray from a dogs' home and had received three home visits to assess their suitability.

Then one day, about two years ago, I adopted a stray dog far too furry and wild to keep in a city apartment.

As the first batch of clay dolls is modeled, fired and painted, the family adopts a stray dog, whom Cipriano, half joking at first, names Found.