English example sentences with "dog in the manger"

A jealous person gets a feeling of contentment by behaving like a dog in the manger even with his friends.
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Knowing very well that his wife wanted to go to a movie, the husband, who was a dog in the manger, cooked up a scheme whereby they had to stay at home waiting for a certain visitor who was not expected to come.
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Don't be a dog in the manger.
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Tom acts like a dog in the manger.
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