lamb

Example Sentences

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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

House-made corn tortillas, and your choice of lamb, goat, or beef birria, served traditionally or as grilled cheesy tacos with a dipping consommé.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

I was standing at the meat counter, waiting for some rib lamb chops to be cut.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger