oxen

Example Sentences

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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

Musk oxen and snowshoe hares inhabit the base perimeter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 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

Normally the musk oxen prefer to stay in the valleys foraging on grass and dwarf willow.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024

It’s critical that we stay within the weight limit, or our oxen will be overtaxed.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan