sheep
Example Sentences
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Three months after state vets seized and killed hundreds of his sheep to stamp out an ongoing pox pandemic, Kostas Theofilou fights back tears as he gazes at his empty stable.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
In Thessaly, where around 45 percent of the briny white cheese is made from sheep and goat's milk, the impact of the disease is already significant.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Louise Skelly is a sheep farmer in County Down.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Then, I brushed every single sheep and rubbed their wool with mountain lion bait.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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