calf

Example Sentences

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For example, male belugas are noticeably larger than females, and females typically produce only one calf every few years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

This first case in 60 years was detected in a three-week-old calf, with the larvae found in its umbilical area.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He did, however, recently order potato-egg-and-cheese breakfast tacos—no meat, and no side order of calf blood for dippin’ either.

From Slate • May 30, 2026

After missing so much time in recent years with injuries to his back, his knee, his wrist and his calf, he’s just happy to be contributing again.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Along with losing the coconuts, I had given up my calf, and I wasn’t any closer to having my pony and .22 than I was the day Rowdy treed the first monkey.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls