heifer

Example Sentences

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His brother, David Workman, killed in a fall off a cliff as he rode a mule in the dark in search of a lost heifer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Then in June, officials confirmed that wolves killed a heifer on private land in the county.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Under strict circumstances in England - but not in Wales - the slaughter process can be delayed if a cow or heifer is in the last 60 days of pregnancy.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023

She paid her way through college by raising and selling a herd of eight milk cows, yearlings and heifer calves.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2022

Whatever went missing in Parke County, from a handsaw to a heifer, people said the Tarboxes got it.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck