lamb

Example Sentences

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“All young animals are appealing,” he wrote, “but the lamb has been given an unfair share of charm.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Rebecca, George’s daughter, is metaphorically a winter lamb, which yields a lesson that it isn’t nice to exclude people or animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"Ultimately, the recipe has to be good – there are some really awful ones," she says, referencing strange combinations she has seen in cookbooks, including banana and herring and lamb and crab.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

"It might have looked a bit like a little lamb."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Charles had the oven open and was poking at some lamb chops with a fork.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt