The mongrel dog padded quietly beside its owner along the rainy street.

She called the stray a mongrel, but it wagged its tail and followed her anyway.

Volunteers at the rescue center cared for the abandoned mongrels until they found new homes.

The conservationists warned that indiscriminate mongrelizing of the local dog population could harm genetic diversity.

Scholars debated whether the rapid mongrelizations of local dog populations were driven more by human movement or environmental changes.

The editor warned that the article had been mongrelized by careless edits, losing the author's original voice.

The historian mongrelizes local legends with foreign myths to explain cultural changes.

Writers debated whether the novel's mongrelness—its mix of genres and voices—was a flaw or its greatest strength.

The mongrelization of traditional music has led to exciting new genres that blend instruments and styles from around the world.

The novel explores mongrelism as a metaphor for cultural hybridity.