Examples of cow pie in a Sentence
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Later in the year, as bears shift to food sources like salmon and berries, droppings become rounder and wetter like bison and cow pies.
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Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 29 Nov. 2023
These were more indiscrete: vast and seemingly formless, like massive cow pies turned to stone and then broken by a nasty fall.
—Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
During the Swamp Works tour, Mueller brought out what looked like a squashed cow pie.
—Samantha Masunagastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
This year in Northbrook, Penny, about 16 months, a female Guernsey yearling from Historic Wagner Farm in Glenview, did not provide a cow pie, but one lucky recipient did win based on where Penny’s right front hoof landed on the prize winning square.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
The Museo Della Merda in Lombardy, Italy has, in fact, already created terra cotta tiles, flowerpots, and tableware from a cow pie-and-clay mix.
—Bryn Nelson, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
Additionally, Indiana Ribeye offers a $5 cow pie, which are two homemade chocolate chip cookies with vanilla ice cream in the middle.
—Serena Puang, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2021
But even in summer, when elk consume fresh grasses and the poop may look similar to cow pies, closer inspection reveals traces of the pellet-like structure.
—Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2020
Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 29 Nov. 2023
These were more indiscrete: vast and seemingly formless, like massive cow pies turned to stone and then broken by a nasty fall.
—Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
During the Swamp Works tour, Mueller brought out what looked like a squashed cow pie.
—Samantha Masunagastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
This year in Northbrook, Penny, about 16 months, a female Guernsey yearling from Historic Wagner Farm in Glenview, did not provide a cow pie, but one lucky recipient did win based on where Penny’s right front hoof landed on the prize winning square.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
The Museo Della Merda in Lombardy, Italy has, in fact, already created terra cotta tiles, flowerpots, and tableware from a cow pie-and-clay mix.
—Bryn Nelson, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
Additionally, Indiana Ribeye offers a $5 cow pie, which are two homemade chocolate chip cookies with vanilla ice cream in the middle.
—Serena Puang, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2021
But even in summer, when elk consume fresh grasses and the poop may look similar to cow pies, closer inspection reveals traces of the pellet-like structure.
—Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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“Cow pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cow%20pie. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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