How to Use malamute in a Sentence
malamute
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The dogs were huskies or malamutes because this research was part of a larger project looking at dogs and wolves.
—Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
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For four weeks, the humans wore the devices on their wrists while the dogs, all huskies and malamutes with no health problems, wore them on their collars.
—Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
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This frenzy unfolded into a succession of rings, like craps tables at a casino, in which breed competitions were taking place simultaneously—churning packs of basenjis, salukis, Xoloitzcuintlis, whippets, shih tzus, rat terriers, malamutes, and pugs.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Most popular in the Arctic regions of North America and Europe, any mention of sledding and the dogs involved – huskies, malamutes and similar Nordic breeds – always come with the association of snow.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
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The Army soon realized that some breeds were better suited for use than others and, by 1944, only German shepherds, Belgian sheepdogs, collies, Doberman pinschers, Siberian huskies, malamutes and American Eskimo dogs were accepted.
—Vic Verbalaitis, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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