as in tiger
an aggressive and fiercely determined person
a pit bull who won't let anyone stand in her way to the top of the corporate ladder
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Recent Examples of pit bull
Esch’s mother died giving birth to her youngest brother, and the family’s pit bull, China, a recent mother to a litter of puppies, is a source of joy and grief.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A 6-week-old girl died in Queens early Tuesday after the family dog, a pit bull mix puppy, bit her, cops said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
The three pit bulls were euthanized under a Texas law that allows for any animal that bites or kills another person or animal to be put to death.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Drew didn't know about the four pit bulls at the house.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A 6-week-old girl died in Queens early Tuesday after the family dog, a pit bull mix puppy, bit her, cops said.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
The three pit bulls were euthanized under a Texas law that allows for any animal that bites or kills another person or animal to be put to death.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Drew didn't know about the four pit bulls at the house.
—Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pit bull
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit bull
tiger
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Near the coast, in the Safari's final miles, there will be sting rays, as well as tiger and bull sharks.—
Morgan O'Hanlon,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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Related Articles While these designers might be looking to adolescence — from drawing on upbringings spent among lions and tigers in South Africa to fighting against the constrictions of adulthood by refusing to grow up — there’s no Peter Pan syndrome here.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
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“Pit bull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit%20bull. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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