livestock
noun
live·stock
ˈlīv-ˌstäk 
: animals kept or raised for use or pleasure
especially
: farm animals kept for use and profit
Examples of livestock in a Sentence
a market where livestock are bought and sold
a market where livestock is bought and sold
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The site was used as an enclosure for livestock, but according to study co-author and archeologist Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo, this changed dramatically.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Unlike horses and livestock, dogs that live with families receive individual names.
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Other pluses of organic are the standards for animal welfare, such as requiring that livestock must be outside.
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An hour before the Kansas City Invitational Black Rodeo was to begin, organizers bustled through the venue, working quickly to ensure everything was in place, animal stables filled with livestock, vendors situated, and cowboys checked in and ready.
—Jon-Michael Banks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
Unlike horses and livestock, dogs that live with families receive individual names.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Aug. 2025
Other pluses of organic are the standards for animal welfare, such as requiring that livestock must be outside.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Aug. 2025
An hour before the Kansas City Invitational Black Rodeo was to begin, organizers bustled through the venue, working quickly to ensure everything was in place, animal stables filled with livestock, vendors situated, and cowboys checked in and ready.
—Jon-Michael Banks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for livestock
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livestock. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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livestock
noun
live·stock
ˈlīv-ˌstäk
: animals kept or raised
especially
: farm animals kept for use and profit
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