How to Use bighorn sheep in a Sentence

bighorn sheep

noun
  • Grizzlies and bighorn sheep roam the rocky slopes.
    — Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Grizzlies and bighorn sheep roam the rocky slopes.
    — Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
  • Keep your eyes open for bighorn sheep in the high passes.
    — Alesandra Dubin, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
  • There were mule deer and bighorn sheep in those hills, too — plus bear and cougars.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021
  • Not for family, and not even for the state parks' bighorn sheep.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Keep watch for bighorn sheep and in the tunnels, and listen for bats.
    — Robin Soslow, Chron, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The ranch is where the deer and the antelope — along with the bighorn sheep and the elk — all play.
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Labyrinth preserves quiet for rafters, hikers, and bighorn sheep.
    — Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Then, there's the wildlife — bison, bighorn sheep, and golden eagles, to name a few.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Then, there's the wildlife—bison, bighorn sheep, and golden eagles, to name a few.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
  • About 6,000 bighorn sheep live in Arizona.
    — John Leos, AZCentral.com, 14 Nov. 2025
  • March and April are the best months to view bears, while the winter months are best for wolves and bighorn sheep.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Also, that trail may be closed in winter due to bighorn sheep lambing season.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Black bears, wolves, and bighorn sheep pass through Lamar Valley unseen.
    — Dana Liebelson, Outside Online, 1 July 2022
  • Along the way, travelers can see mountain goats and bighorn sheep as well as grizzly bears.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
  • However, mountain goats and bighorn sheep are roughly the same size.
    — Laura Millan Lombrana, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • He's used to keeping his distance from the bison, mule deer, pronghorns and bighorn sheep that call the park home.
    — oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2019
  • Hits were the javelina (a not very attractive feral pig), bighorn sheep and the gray fox.
    — Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 June 2018
  • Mule deer, bighorn sheep, elk and pronghorn antelope have all been released in the preserve.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Locals call it one of the last truly wild places in Texas, where quail, elk and desert bighorn sheep roam.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Native desert bighorn sheep, which the state also manages and protects.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Without water, life in the desert—from bighorn sheep to Joshua trees—would cease to exist.
    — WSJ, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Winter is also a much less crowded time to visit and a great time to spot wildlife like wolves and bighorn sheep.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But the skeletons of pachycephalosaurs—and even their dome-like skulls—seem ill-suited for butting heads like bighorn sheep do.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The park is also home to a vast array of wildlife—including elk, bighorn sheep, and black bears—and forests.
    — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • An early start also increases your chances of seeing the bighorn sheep that make this area their home.
    — Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Next, Kat nestles a plastic headpiece shaped like a bighorn sheep rack onto me.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The parks are home to some large animals, including moose, bison and bighorn sheep.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Aoudad reproduce far faster than bighorn sheep, often producing twins twice a year.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Stay at least 25 yards, or 75 feet, away from bison as well as bighorn sheep, coyotes and elk.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020

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