- plural of ox.
oxen
Example Sentences
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The U.S. reciprocated with two musk oxen, Milton and Matilda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
How that happens will depend on whose oxen are gored.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
In her introduction, she swoops over the poppy fields to free the enslaved oxen forced to build the Yellow Brick Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
Another bunch of dudes and a bunch of oxen got it into a cart, in one piece this time.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2024
He snaps the oxen a bit harder this time and I can feel us moving along faster–faster than I could walk at least.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
