sheep

Example Sentences

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George’s sheep may be intelligent, but they are stubbornly ahistoric when confronted with facts they’d rather not acknowledge.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Peninsular bighorn sheep have long migrated between California and Mexico, but plans to close gaps in the border wall may change that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Once that stops, the sheep open their eyes and cavort around happily as if nothing had happened.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

“The Sheep Detectives,” where sheep solve the murder of their beloved shepherd, deals with death in a digestible way for kids.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Even sheep and goats have barns to sleep in to protect them from the cold and the wolves.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar