sheepskin
noun
sheep·skin
ˈshēp-ˌskin 
Examples of sheepskin in a Sentence
a bag made of sheepskin
jobs that don't require a sheepskin
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Skip the sheepskin and go for a classic leather.
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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
His fans wore fur coats or sheepskin.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
With so many folks having earned advanced degrees (and particularly a master’s) the bar was raised, with both employers and job hunters thinking that extra sheepskin mattered.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Only now, it’s stocked with sheepskin rugs, diapers, and a kitchen with coffee and Goldfish crackers on tap.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 July 2025
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Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
His fans wore fur coats or sheepskin.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
With so many folks having earned advanced degrees (and particularly a master’s) the bar was raised, with both employers and job hunters thinking that extra sheepskin mattered.
—Fiona Riley, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Only now, it’s stocked with sheepskin rugs, diapers, and a kitchen with coffee and Goldfish crackers on tap.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sheepskin
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“Sheepskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheepskin. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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sheepskin
noun
sheep·skin
ˈshēp-ˌskin
1
: the skin of a sheep or leather made from it
2
: diploma
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