sheep
Example Sentences
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The number of declared sheep and goats doubled over the same period.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
A heavy quiet hangs over Theofilou's farm in the absence of the bleats from the sheep and the tinkle of their bells.
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
She rears sheep, and lambing season is just about to get under way.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
No matter how the children called to it and waved, the faraway sheep only blinked and chewed its cud.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
