How to Use vet in a Sentence

vet

1 of 2 noun
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  • I have to take my dog to the vet.
  • When those panels meet to vet bills, who will wield the gavels?
    — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • My first advice is to get Pumpkin to the vet for a full check up.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • While a local vet helps the girl nurse the reindeer back to health, not all is well.
    — Megan Stein, Country Living, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Pop them in a box with a warm source and seek help from your local vets.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Cantrell said the vet has no authority to hold the dogs.
    — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
  • In 2017, Frederika was brought to the vet for a lesion on her shell.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But what about vet offices that are closed for the eclipse — as Carlson's briefly was — or hard to get to on the day of the eclipse?
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The dog was estimated by the vet to be at least 2 years old.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2023
  • A lot of vets in this league probably don’t want a young guy to take their spot.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The coffee cart, which launched in 2020, was a way for a Tierra Mia and Kreation vet to branch out on his own.
    — Stephanie Breijostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Ford calls a contact at Veterans Affairs, and puts the vet on the phone.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2022
  • To be clear, most of the movie is spent avoiding the kind of support that vets need — which is kind of the filmmaker’s point.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The search leads him to El Negro, a vet who asks him to join in the rescue of an endangered jaguar.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Paul was trying to take a picture of his friend's dog, whose tail was injured, to show it to a vet.
    — Fox News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The status of the dog is unknown, but the animal was taken to a vet after the attack.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Craig even found one neighbor's runaway dog once and brought it to a nearby vet.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 19 July 2023
  • The post-punk vets gave easily the heaviest set of the night and likely of the entire weekend.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The truth is there are likely a variety of reasons why vets think your pup eats grass.
    — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Tux the cat seemed under the weather, so his owner, Palash Pandey, decided to take her to a vet near his home in Austin.
    — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Cats can even tell if their feline housemates have been to the vet — because their aroma will have changed.
    — Alisa Bowman, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Coming back playing and then from there going to being more of a mentor and good vet.
    — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Not much else is known about the show, but fans can expect vet tech Emily (Katherine Kelly) to reprise her role.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 9 July 2023
  • Bring the body into the vet as soon as possible afterwards.
    — Jennifer Billock, Good Housekeeping, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Not a vet himself, Pack tells me two decades of war special operations have shouldered the brunt of the load, and this is his way to give back.
    — Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
  • However, the city has high annual vet rates, at $881 per year.
    — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Jill was examined by a vet and aside from minor scrapes, the pooch was declared healthy overall.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Barstow said the vet tried to find her through Duke's microchip, but the phone number connected to the chip was outdated and no longer belonged to Barstow.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Valerie Silva estimates that she's saved hundreds on vet bills for her dogs over the past year.
    — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Regina Green, a 17-year Goldman vet who was the most recent head of the program, announced her departure from the bank last week.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
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vet

2 of 2 verb
  • He's already vetted the plan, so we can start right away.
  • They vetted her thoroughly before offering her the job.
  • The book was vetted by several different editors.
  • Don't just dole out equal shares and hope for the best; define benchmarks and vet your partner.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Clone Wars vet Corey Burton) at key moments in their lives.
    — Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The easiest way to bet on the World Cup is to vet a sportsbook, use a promo code linked or outlined above and sign up.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Gaming companies like Jackbox Games and Wizards of the Coast soon hired him to vet their in-game lore.
    — Sean Michaels, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
  • So, the dating trend of vetting the values of potential partners is on the rise!
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The group’s administrators now try to vet accounts to keep thieves out.
    — oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The three candidates permitted to run against Putin, each of whom received less than 5% of the vote, were vetted by the Kremlin.
    — Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The process moves at a snail’s pace, and there will be ample time and forums to vet the issues, many of which are legitimate.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • When allowing a group to book space at the library, the library doesn’t endorse or sponsor the group or vet the guest speakers.
    — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2022
  • They will also be required by the seller to rent the residence for 30 days to vet the property.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Because the dollar figure was in the title, it was set in stone, according to the lawyers who vet the city’s bond proposals.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2023
  • There is no need to leave your cherished items and valuables in the hands of movers who are not vetted or companies that have not been verified.
    — Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The study results haven't yet been vetted as part of the normal scientific review process.
    — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • At issue is how the bank vets foreigners and the origins of their money before taking them on as customers.
    — Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The pledge also signals the companies will try to vet who buys their robot technologies.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The league has strict protocols that include vetting potential investors and a vote by owners on the sale.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Women's Health vetted thousands of reviews online and on Amazon for some of the other best suits to shop, from extra small to plus sizes.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 25 July 2023
  • Did the Bruins employ a private investigator to vet Miller and his side of the story before he was signed?
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The audience tequila break was indeed sponsored by Don Julio, and it was vetted over a long period of time.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The study designs then had to be vetted through a number of governing bodies tasked with overseeing the trials.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 31 July 2023
  • Each home comes with high-speed Wi-Fi, premium linens and towels and has been vetted for its safety and condition.
    — Mariette Williams, Essence, 23 Aug. 2023
  • And while the injunction on the ban is in place, the state has moved forward with its backup process for vetting transgender girls before they are allowed to compete.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The initial board of three will vet and appoint a formal board of up to nine members, another person familiar with the matter said.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • But then Watts — a seasoned but sometimes sharp-elbowed exec — was out of the picture, despite having gone through vetting.
    — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Programs vetted by the council are ultimately funded by the BPA.
    — oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The county still needs to vet proposals and recommend its preferred vendor to council.
    — Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 27 Sep. 2022
  • A number of steps must still be followed to vet the insurance company and the annuity option.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2024

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