An orange cat named Alex was our first 'family pet'. [=a pet kept by a family]
One of my biggest 'pet peeves' is people driving too slowly on the highway.
The mayor's 'pet' project has been the construction of a new high school.
(..) Good question. You should ask him that when we get there. But I have to be rescued by my true love, not by some ogre and his-- his pet. So much for noble steed. You're not making myjob any easier. I'm sorry, but yourjob is not my problem. (..)2001 Shrek