Examples of 'dog year' in a sentence

Meaning of "dog year"

Dog Year: An informal way to describe a particular year as being tough, challenging, or difficult, similar to the idea of a 'dog year' being equivalent to seven human years. It suggests that the year felt longer or more arduous than usual
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  • A period of time in the life of dogs, defined such that the average life expectancy of a dog in "dog years" is numerically equivalent to the average life expectancy of a human. A 4- and a 5-year-old dog are about as mature as a human of 28 to 30 years and 33 to 35 years, respectively. The most common calcuation uses a ratio of seven dog years to one human year.
  • A unit of age relative to the species being considered, defined such that an animal's age in "dog years" is the equivalent age of a dog in calendar years.

How to use "dog year" in a sentence

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But one dog year is like seven for us.
A day is like a dog year.
People of the dog year are loyal and honest.
One year in the digital world is equivalent to one dog year.
People born in a dog year have a normally strong sense of justice.
Overall your evolution shall be very positive during the Dog year.
Most people have heard that one dog year equals seven human years.
Dog year for you will be extremely wonderful!
I like the Dog year.
Physically, there is no sign of ailments for you during this Dog year.
Men born in the Dog year are straightforward and genuine.
Have a wonderful Dog year.
The Dog year.
The Water Goat the dog year.
This Dog year.

See also

The Earth Goat the dog year.
From this point on, every dog year is the equivalent of five human years.
Chinese Spring Festive of the dog year.
Earth Dog year.
That it's been hemorrhaging money for a dog year.
You know the formula, one dog year equals seven dog years.
Calm, patient, clear communication will be the key to success this Earth Dog year.
For the enterprising, the Dog year holds much promise.
An Earth Dog year only comes around once every 60 years.
I have killed myself for this … working like a dog year after year.
Hey Brian, look - one dog year equals seven human years, right?
Whoever came up with the formula that every dog year is seven human years?
The animals combining with the Dog year are the Rabbit, the Tiger, the Horse.
Popular myth - It is popularly believed that “ 1 dog year equals 7 human years ” or the like.

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