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The movement of the sea, flowing toward the island, was a kiss; the grazing sheep kissed the earth; the air amid the leaves and grass was a lament of kisses. — Lily Tuck, WSJ, "‘Arturo’s Island’ Review: Childhood’s End," 22 Feb. 2019 That might sound as dry as a middle school science class, but Ignotofsky enlivens the concepts by illustrating them, showing how carbon moves through a sheep snacking on grass, pooping on the ground, and exhaling into the air. — Rachel Becker, The Verge, "Get a grip on the natural world with this beautiful manual for the planet," 15 Sep. 2018 Sitting still In established populations of bighorns, anywhere from two-thirds to all of the sheep migrated to follow the foliage. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Transplanted mammals take a century to learn to “surf the green wave”," 7 Sep. 2018 Image This is surely the only money guru who begins his book with the image of a charred sheep nearing death, one of the casualties of a devastating wildfire that destroyed his farm outside Melbourne in 2014. — Amelia Lester, New York Times, "Australians Can’t Get Enough of the Barefoot Investor," 29 June 2018 Horns from a sublegal sheep were also confiscated during the investigation. — Anchorage Daily News, "Colorado hunting guide accused of wasting meat fined $35,000," 8 June 2018 Highlights of the morning will include a sheep shearing demonstration at 10 a.m. Children can make a nesting ball, take home a soap felting kit and try their hand at needle felt. — Courant Community, "Community News For The Vernon Edition," 15 May 2018 The Longhorned tick, a species native to Asia, has made it through its first winter in the U.S. after being discovered on a sheep in New Jersey last year, NorthJersey.com reports. — Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, "There's a new tick in the U.S. and experts are worried," 10 May 2018 In 2014, three years after graduating, Marabelle scooped up the Public Prize at the Hyères Festival with a collection inspired by a vintage photo of an Iranian sheep shearer. — Vogue, "Coralie Marabelle Is Giving Eco Fashion a French Girl Twist," 1 Feb. 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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