sheep
Example Sentences
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The scientists detected Y. pestis DNA in the remains of a domesticated sheep that lived about 4,000 years ago.
From Science Daily
Sometimes bears, wolves, and other predators are already south, working the sheep farms down where it is more settled—they take a terrible toll of sheep—and we catch them on the way back through.
From Literature
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And for most of that time, sheep were the mainstay of the business.
From BBC
Was he thinking of sheep grazing on empty land?
From Literature
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"I have huge concern of how I'm going to manage to keep the sheep food coming in that I need. The reliance on heavy agricultural vehicles is huge," she said.
From BBC
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