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Recent Examples of sheepfold
On the day of the rettir, hundreds of sheep are released into a central wooden sheepfold that’s surrounded by marked compartments—one belonging to each local farmer—that jut out from the inner circle like rays of the sun.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2022
This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road.
—Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2022
This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road.
—Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheepfold
Noun
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Features include a large UPF 50+ canopy, leatherette parent handle, large storage basket, and quick one-handed fold.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
23 May 2025
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With Bashar al-Assad’s eviction and the exodus of Iran and its proxies, Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia have rushed to engage Syria’s new rulers to bring the country back into the Arab fold.—
Taylor Luck,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 May 2025
Noun
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At the very top of the house, in a former dovecote with oxeye windows, there’s now a yoga studio and a roof deck with a hair-raising view of the river valley.—
Jo Rodgers,
Vogue,
3 May 2024
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Surrounded by redwood trees, the half-timbered home has multiple rooflines and gables, three stand-alone dovecotes that look like little towers, and a fence of irregularly curving bricks.—
Erika Mailman,
WSJ,
9 Mar. 2023
Noun
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From henhouse to clubhouse, Rick Workman has always known the truth: The only way to hatch a dream is to show up every morning and get to work.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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The teen stabbed his dad twice during the confrontation outside the henhouse, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
Noun
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No pigpen-cleanup required!—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2021
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If the Hogs couldn’t win the day in their pigpen, with Bryce Young sidelined since the second quarter with a sprained shoulder, after scoring 23 straight points in the midst of a rare, extended Alabama meltdown, will this ridiculous streak ever end?—
Kevin Scarbinsky | Special to AL.com,
al,
2 Oct. 2022
Noun
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During the Civil War, a deadline was a line of demarcation around the inner stockade of a prison camp, generally about 17 feet.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress, but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
3 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The kraal was a circular affair about 30 feet in diameter and was made of rocks piled about three feet high.—
Cyril E. Holland,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
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The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first.—
Cyril E. Holland,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
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“Sheepfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheepfold. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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