How to Use sheep in a Sentence

sheep

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  • Goats and sheep look up from a munch to watch a car drive by.
    — Jill Barth, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
  • All my sheep have names and are friendly.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Like a sheep track across the mountain.
    — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
  • Then there was the flying killer sheep.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • This can be chickens, goats or sheep.
    — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
  • Don’t want no aliens after your sheep.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • But sheep can tell human faces apart.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • The sheep don’t stand for humans.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • One day one of those sheep wandered away from the herd.
    — Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • To be fair, humans aren't shaped like sheep or grains.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The two dogs have also been trained to chase sheep and goats.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • These sheep have curled horns that can weigh up to 30 pounds alone.
    — Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
  • It can be produced from cow’s, sheep’s, or goat’s milk whey.
    — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • Her sheep, raised for their meat, graze at the foot of the mountain.
    — New York Times, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Two sheep are tucked in and ready for bed in the twin beds beside him.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
  • Mars clouds have wispy features, more like a gauzy veil than a fluffy sheep.
    — Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • And a gun scope, for some reason, had been placed on top of the sheep.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Counting sheep Zuriguel next turned to sheep.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The sheep become one of the few constants in his life.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The farmer manages a male-only herd of sheep.
    — Lisa Gutierrez march 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But the yard and sheds were empty of people and sheep-dogs.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The farm raises sheep for wool and also grows herbs and berries.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The eyeball makes its sheep host stamp out two of pi’s digits.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Just hundreds of sheep clinging to the grassy slopes.
    — Lori Rackl, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • Ultra-white sheep are also raised for their meat.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • Gods could walk in the city or appear as a sheep out in the meadows.
    — Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Bighorn sheep, elk, and pronghorn can also be spotted here.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
  • Bighorn sheep, elk, moose, bears, mule deer, pronghorn, and bison thrive in the park.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
  • Wheat, cattle and sheep lined the horizon.
    — Reid Rasner, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • While goats handle shrubs and trees, five to 10 sheep may graze grass.
    — Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026

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