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But some scientists are pursuing a different solution: growing fully human organs in pigs, sheep, or other animals, which could then be harvested for transplants. — Alex Fox, Science | AAAS, "Top Stories: Monarchs that don’t migrate, Jason stays alive, and human organs in animals," 28 June 2019 An insecticide bath took care of the bugs on the sheep, and a hard freeze in November eliminated the ones in the paddock. — Maryn Mckenna, WIRED, "The Terrifying Unknowns of an Exotic Invasive Tick," 28 June 2019 To ensure that the upper atmosphere could support life, the inventors first launch a sheep, a duck and a rooster. — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, "The Origins of Flight, From Birds to Bugs to Planes," 21 June 2019 Just outside of Edinburgh, Scotland, competitors are grooming their livestock, including Clydesdale horses and sheep, before the start of the Royal Highland Show. — Mark Dufrene, The Mercury News, "Photos: Primping and grooming for Scotland’s Royal Highland Show," 19 June 2019 Kate didn't hesitate to don an outdoorsy jacket, jeans, and Chloé boots to meet locals in Keswick—or to shear a sheep at a traditional mountainside farm. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Kate Middleton Wears a Lovely Elie Saab Dress to the First Day of Royal Ascot," 18 June 2019 The hot-air balloon had begun life as a visual poem, though not at the hands of a poet; rather, a rooster, a duck, and a sheep were the first passengers ever to board one, belonging to the Montgolfier brothers. — María Gainza, Harper's magazine, "Both Sides Now," 10 May 2019 Interstate 5 was a dirt road and our property was home to dogs, cats, birds, goats, sheep, and even a burro named Milton. — Denise Davidson, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Encinitas nonprofit trying to meet the ‘needs of the community, human and animal’," 26 Apr. 2019 By the end of the day, the sheep was drinking water from army canteens and eating the desert grass that the soldiers had gathered for it. — Robert Draper, National Geographic, "How a trip through the Sahara reflects Niger’s fragile state," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sheep.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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The first known use of sheep was before the 12th century
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