as in sheep
an innocent or gentle person
the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited them
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Recent Examples of lamb
Bones offers a hearty list of steak and chop cuts, including a Mixed Grill that gives you a sampling of filet mignon, lamb, and pheasant sausage.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
So, too, lamb chops are truly enhanced by the masala potato and pineapple chutney ($32).
—John Mariani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
In a sweet series of videos shared to his Instagram Stories, Harris showed off the family of four's dinner, which featured delicious-looking lamb chops, crabs, brussels sprouts, a mushroom tart and cheesy potato dauphinoise.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
And so God … was announcing to these shepherds who watched over the Passover lambs that would be sacrificed in the temple, that the Passover lamb had been born.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
So, too, lamb chops are truly enhanced by the masala potato and pineapple chutney ($32).
—John Mariani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
In a sweet series of videos shared to his Instagram Stories, Harris showed off the family of four's dinner, which featured delicious-looking lamb chops, crabs, brussels sprouts, a mushroom tart and cheesy potato dauphinoise.
—Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
And so God … was announcing to these shepherds who watched over the Passover lambs that would be sacrificed in the temple, that the Passover lamb had been born.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for lamb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamb
Noun
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In the first, a mayor placed them in the park to keep the grass trimmed (alongside some sheep, now gone).—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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But that moment of enjoyment is only a brief, illusory respite from Ahmet’s laborious responsibilities herding sheep and caring for his kid brother Naim (Agush Agushev), the picture of innocence and adorableness, who hasn’t spoken since their mother died.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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The round also saw participation from firms Point Nine and Air Street Capital and angel investors like Mehdi Ghissassi, formerly of Google DeepMind; Rubin Ritter, formerly of Zalando and others.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Jan. 2025
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According to Trump, Zelensky is not 'an angel' and would fail preventing this war from happening.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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In 1994, Hezbollah struck a private Jewish community center, the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association building in Buenos Aires, murdering 85 innocents and injuring another 300.—
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2024
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Not just for Price but for the innocents who perished during the conflicts, some by her actions.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
22 Nov. 2024
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“Lamb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamb. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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