Examples from literature

• Once upon a time a dormouse lived in the wood with his mother. 
• The common English dormouse is a most charming little animal, and a great pet with children. 
• The dormouse in its wild state lives on fruits, seeds, nuts and buds. 
• The gardener assured me it was the dormice which eat it all. 
• These mice can be very easily tamed, and live happily in cages, like dormice.