How to Use livestock in a Sentence

livestock

noun
  • Not even the livestock were spared.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
  • And even back at the ranch, the livestock still seem spooked.
    — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 20 July 2022
  • He was born on a farm where corgis are still used to herd livestock.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Anyone with livestock has been forced to leave.
    — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
  • Make sure livestock, pets and people have a safe place to stay warm.
    — Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Right now, livestock, they're being held at the strait.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • So many windbent crops, so much windthrown livestock!
    — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Ports would jam; trucking rates would soar; livestock would run out of feed.
    — WIRED, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Wolves kill some livestock and hunting dogs each year as well as prey on deer and elk.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2022
  • City code does say that livestock cannot become a nuisance.
    — Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That in turn helps sustain food crops for both humans and livestock.
    — Megan Stringer, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
  • And if one of his livestock dogs get out, will a jumpy officer shoot it?
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The goal is to have clear walkways for people and livestock.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The goal is to have clear walkways for people and livestock.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2026
  • When the tile degraded, the gaps were filled in with livestock bones.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Wolves that eat livestock take a bite out of the bottom line for ranchers.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Keep water fresh in livestock tanks, and try to prevent spillover.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • Keep water fresh in livestock tanks, and try to prevent spillover.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Fire ants also kill chicks of ground-nesting birds and plague pets and livestock.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
  • Once harvested, the corn is used for ethanol, feed for livestock and whiskey.
    — Tommy Birch, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Farms with sizeable numbers of livestock won’t be hit as hard those that have none.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • These pigs can spread disease to humans, to pets, to wildlife, and to livestock.
    — Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2025
  • How about other livestock, such as swine, sheep, goats, and horses?
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Shelter livestock during the day in barns.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • The hanger loop allows for livestock use.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The disease has not been found to cause illness in livestock or humans.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2022
  • Risks to pets and livestock Humans aren’t the only ones at risk.
    — David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
  • An empty livestock trailer was rolled over.
    — Caroline Zimmerman may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • The blaze has grown rapidly, burning close to ranches and livestock in the area.
    — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021
  • They are also used in making cooking oil, as food for livestock and as bird food.
    — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

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