Sentence examples for pricked up ears from inspiring English sources

These are for the height of the dog at the withers to be outside of the standard range, or for the dog to possess either pricked up ears, a liver or brown coloured nose, an overshot or undershot jawline or to have brindle markings.

"All the oranges?" A jeweler from a nearby booth pricked up her ears.

As they spoke, a dog who was lying there lifted his headand pricked up his ears.

The group's arresting analog output pricked up the ears of more than one director and film producer.

WHEN Hillary Clinton said in January that America should exercise "smart power", Chinese officials and commentators pricked up their ears.

According to Gui, heavyweight confectioners have already pricked up their ears, keen to see the work develop.

All summer the tendency has been to avoid talk of turning-points, just in case fate pricked up her ears.

"Relaxez-vous," was the message on the soundtrack as the show opened, the dogs accompanying clients pricked up their ears and Mr. Alaïa began a game of proportions.

"With a Vienna sausage," he said, and at the sound of that the dog on the deck of the bar pricked up his ears.

Benny said in a low voice, "Come here," and the dog, panting, pricked up his ears and flashed his pink tongue.

But it's more about the music that's pricked up his ears, the stuff that's made him the tastemaker that he is.