lamb
Example Sentences
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"Frankly, it was lambs to the slaughter and it's hard to blame any of those Welsh players."
From BBC
Men wearing three lions have habitually been lambs to the slaughter at the Gabbatoir.
From BBC
On the ground are images of heaping plates of food — roast lamb, vegetables, olives and dips.
From Los Angeles Times
Rudyard Kipling was honored at a dinner at the club on April 2, 1898, where guests enjoyed beef fillet and lamb medallions alongside Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1882 vintage, according to a menu preserved there.
Think salads jump-started with gochujang; sole meunière that brings to mind a top French restaurant; and crumbled lamb, feta cheese and breezy mint affixed to their plate with tahini — small plates that yield big pleasure.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
