How to Use sheep in a Sentence

sheep

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• The sheep are the stars of the show during Wool Week in the Shetland Islands.
  — Megan Specia Andrew Testa, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• The sheep stayed in their pens, girls covered their faces.
  — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• As a crowd of spectators cheered, some of the sheep pranced.
  — George Steinmetz Catherine Porter, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
• Two sheep are tucked in and ready for bed in the twin beds beside him.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
• Joel might like to own a ranch and raise sheep someday.
  — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2023
• Cork trees dotted the vast grassland, and cows and sheep took in the shade beneath them.
  — Kristen De Groot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
• Motorists slowed for tractors and herds of sheep and cattle on the move.
  — Jane Ferguson, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
• After the high dose of ketamine the brains of these sheep completely stopped.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
• Noticing that the sheep and the doll were a similar color wasn’t racist.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
• In fact, with their chickens, pigs, lambs, and sheep, the McNallys don't have to do a lot of shopping for food.
  — Kate Betts, ELLE Decor, 13 Apr. 2023
• By 1983, a passerby could spot sheep grazing on the would-be runways.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
• The main threats, said Rogers, are deer and elk, as well as a few domestic cattle and sheep.
  — Heather Souvaine Horn, The New Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
• In the case of sheep, coyotes and dogs account for more than 70% of predator losses, and dog kills are on the rise.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• At 8 years old, her drawing of sheep was purchased for $5 by the local priest.
  — Lyndi McNulty, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024
• Feelings are hurt and then mended like the fences around the sheep enclosure.
  — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• Dogs are likely the first, followed by sheep, pigs, goats, and horses.
  — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
• Shearling, which is sheep hide that is tanned with the fleece left on, is very effective.
  — Bob Beacham, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
• This little sheep is one of the many sculptures found in the gardens at the Allison Inn & Spa.
  — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
• But the sheep themselves, as well their shepherds, have vanished.
  — Gabby Sobelman, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• The sheep had still been trapped at the base of cliff until last weekend -- two years later -- when the group rescued her.
  — Emma Ogao, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2023
• Goat cheese is simply cheese made from goat milk, as opposed to cow milk or sheep milk.
  — The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2023
• Cute, fluffy sheep are one of the symbols of spring, but this one has a little more going for him than adorable fuzz.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 13 Feb. 2023
• Haggis is made of the liver, lungs, and heart of a sheep, beef or mutton suet, oatmeal, onion, and spices.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023
• Fourth day Birthday of sheep: The fourth day is a continuation of the third day.
  — Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
• One half of the room is dominated by a big Bo Peep and her sheep as the centerpiece.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
• Katahdin sheep were developed in Maine and named for that state’s highest peak.
  — Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
• But after photographs of the princess-to-be wearing the sheep sweater flooded the media, things changed.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
• Others noted that a sheep was tugging at the dog's collar with their mouth.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
• The Bedouins are descendants of Arab nomads who roamed the desert for hundreds of years, herding sheep, goats and camels.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2023
• The Australian government has pledged to end the live export of sheep but has yet to give a timetable about when that will happen.
  — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024