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Recent Examples of cattle
As settlers moved into the area and took tribal lands near the river for farming, the Bindjareb resorted to taking the settlers’ crops and spearing their cattle for food.
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Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
Stick around for a chance to feed Guyer’s herd of Black Angus Cattle and learn more about the ranch’s cattle program.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Each father and son shared a cattle trough, facing each other.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Henard and his family grow wheat, cotton and peanuts, and raise about 500 head of cattle on a piece of land that’s been in the family for more than a century.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
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Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
Stick around for a chance to feed Guyer’s herd of Black Angus Cattle and learn more about the ranch’s cattle program.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Each father and son shared a cattle trough, facing each other.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Henard and his family grow wheat, cotton and peanuts, and raise about 500 head of cattle on a piece of land that’s been in the family for more than a century.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cattle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cattle
Noun
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There’s a rabble-rousing politician with grievances galore.—
Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
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Tanner spoke in a blend of political rabble-rousing and entrepreneurial uplift.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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By comparison, the Shackleford Banks herd has a smaller, more isolated feeding ground.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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In a new study published in March, a team of scientists from Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium used conch hops to calculate just how much space an amorous herd of conch need to mate.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All that loot pumped out of the Armenian proletariat, says the gaur, and for what.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Severin, on the other hand, represents the revolutionary proletariat.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Which is to say, the people in the streets weren’t riffraff running amok but activists with aims.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes Evie imagined the land, the world, the city around her as a cartoon neighborhood, the houses’ edges elastic like balloons, their walls filling up and bloating and then, all at once, popping: ejecting out the riffraff and trash in a huff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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When his team returned to the deep-sea site, however, its brilliant colors were smothered under a blanket of fluffy gray scum.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Our editors tested over a dozen shower cleaners to find the ones that are most effective at removing soap scum and water stains.—
Josh Feldman,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sarah Stier / Getty Images In a stunning rout, UCLA cruised past South Carolina 79-51 to win its first NCAA women’s basketball national championship.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
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Freshman guard Keaton Wagler made five 3-pointers and scored 22 points in the rout.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The crocodile’s rare appearance represented a disheartening degradation but a hopeful sign of what the Niger Delta, if salvaged, can still become — an eco-diverse paradise akin to the Amazon or Costa Rica, that feeds its populace and attracts foreign visitors wanting to witness nature’s glory.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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The seeming absoluteness of scientific thinking may predispose many medical practitioners or public health workers to assume the populace trust them, that evidential claims naturally validate interventions — no further Q&A needed.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But it’s lost a lot of goodwill with the soccer-loving public.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Trump has benefited from a public worn down by repetition.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Cattle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cattle. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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