castrated
Example Sentences
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He told the investor he saved money by buying cheaper but harder-to-handle male calves that haven’t been castrated and having his own team do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Some historical records, including data from Korean Eunuchs in the pre-19th century Chosun Dynasty, suggest that castrated men lived about 18 percent longer than men who were not castrated.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026
It will be adapted from Anne Rice's 1982 novel, which is set in the 18th Century world of the "castrati" - male singing stars who were castrated to preserve their high voices.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Still, many castrated household cats don’t like to share their space with others.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024
A teenage boy bawling into the silence of an empty church—now that’s a pretty horrific sound, right up there with the moans of a freshly castrated hyena.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
