as in innocent
an innocent or gentle person
he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated
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Recent Examples of sheep
Last month, Denmark’s king jumped into the fray by abruptly changing the country’s coat of arms to more prominently feature symbols of Greenland and the Faroe Islands (another territory under Denmark’s control) — a polar bear and a sheep.
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Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
With this lamp and a weighted blanket in your self-care routine, the sheep can count themselves.
—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The booth, in the lobby of a new arena adjacent to the sheep barn, will open daily by lunch until the rodeo starts, along with other Stock Show restaurants, concessions and vendors.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
So, what makes alpaca wool different from Merino wool (a kind of sheep wool)?
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
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Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
With this lamp and a weighted blanket in your self-care routine, the sheep can count themselves.
—L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The booth, in the lobby of a new arena adjacent to the sheep barn, will open daily by lunch until the rodeo starts, along with other Stock Show restaurants, concessions and vendors.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
So, what makes alpaca wool different from Merino wool (a kind of sheep wool)?
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for sheep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheep
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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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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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The Green Bay Packers went out like lambs — not lions — with a disappointing 22-10 wild card loss to Philadelphia on Sunday.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Inspectors noticed beef, lamb and beans unsafely cooling on the prep table.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheep. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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