as in sheep
an innocent or gentle person
the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited them
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Recent Examples of lamb
Serve family-style, or divide the salad and lamb among individual plates.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Actual lambs frisked in the fields, on legs like little girls’.
—Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
The pallium, a liturgical vestment made of wool from lambs raised by Trappist monks, symbolizes the pope’s role as the shepherd of the faithful; the pope’s pallium is worn on the shoulders, fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, according to the National Catholic Reporter.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Drying, salting, fermenting, and curing were everyday necessities that gave rise to staples like stockfish from Lofoten and salted lamb, many of which remain important today.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Actual lambs frisked in the fields, on legs like little girls’.
—Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
The pallium, a liturgical vestment made of wool from lambs raised by Trappist monks, symbolizes the pope’s role as the shepherd of the faithful; the pope’s pallium is worn on the shoulders, fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, according to the National Catholic Reporter.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Drying, salting, fermenting, and curing were everyday necessities that gave rise to staples like stockfish from Lofoten and salted lamb, many of which remain important today.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for lamb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamb
Noun
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The gang also stole 18 oxen, 30 pigs, and about 200 sheep and lambs.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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While the human presence on the islands by the Chumash Indians dates back some 13,000 years, Santa Cruz provided grazing for both cattle and sheep in more recent history.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Muslims believe that as Abraham was about to sacrifice his son, an angel of God stopped him and gave him a ram to sacrifice in place of his son.—
Monica Haider,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Signature brand pieces include amulets, angels, royal blue moonstones and more.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
6 June 2025
Noun
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If its sympathies can’t help but tilt a little toward the colonized, the film still plays like a nightmare in which every escalation kills more innocents and every victory comes at a horrible cost.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
22 Nov. 2024
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After decades of lycanthropy, Sir John is no longer a reluctant killer and has stopped chaining himself up during the full moon, now gleefully slaughtering innocents without a care in the world.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Lamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamb. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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