How to Use cattle in a Sentence

cattle

plural noun
  • Howe said cattle prices are up, too.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Curve to the left to keep the cattle in line.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
  • Some of the cattle were cows with calves.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
  • And there’s a bunch of dry cattle still here.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The well had been well used for the kitchen and the cattle.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In part, that small herd is due to years of drought and low cattle prices.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The hat is made out of cattle panels and tarps.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Jones himself had made the call about the cattle.
    — Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Trump grazing plan could open more land to cattle.
    — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But the highlight, for me, was a cattle drive.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
  • Here are more details on the cattle theft.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • The Painters are one with their land and one with their cattle.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Most of this cattle are free range and the grass pastures are large.
    — Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Now, there is a barn for goats, pigs and cattle at the center.
    — Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
  • His cattle only have the shade of a neem tree to fend off heat stress.
    — Time, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Hundreds of heads of cattle were lost.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Wheat, cattle and sheep lined the horizon.
    — Reid Rasner, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Think of how cattle smell, but muskier.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And rebuilding a cattle herd is not a quick fix.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 May 2026
  • Working cattle isn’t just a way to turn a profit.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The short answer is that fewer cattle means less beef.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
  • Track the breathing rates of cattle and their calves on a livestock farm?
    — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Years of drought that have reduced cattle herds have also raised prices.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Dried grass can only sustain cattle for so long.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Live cattle futures have gained about 10% in the last month.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Ranchers clear large swaths of forest so cattle can graze.
    — ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Here, the footprint of cattle is sparse, and cows have ample space to roam.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Weather kills more cattle than wolves, the group pointed out.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
  • But cattle overgrazed the area, killing out native plants and trees.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Schafer, 54, and her husband took over the cattle part of the farm.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2023

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