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Recent Examples of sheepfold
On the day of the rettir, hundreds of sheep are released into a central wooden sheepfold that’s surrounded by marked compartments—one belonging to each local farmer—that jut out from the inner circle like rays of the sun.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2022
This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road.
—Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2022
This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road.
—Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheepfold
Noun
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In 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward, fresh from his triumph in negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia, sought to add Greenland to the American fold.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Bravo is the notable holdout, expected to stay in the main corporate fold along with NBC, Telemundo and the local station portfolio.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At the very top of the house, in a former dovecote with oxeye windows, there’s now a yoga studio and a roof deck with a hair-raising view of the river valley.—
Jo Rodgers,
Vogue,
3 May 2024
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Surrounded by redwood trees, the half-timbered home has multiple rooflines and gables, three stand-alone dovecotes that look like little towers, and a fence of irregularly curving bricks.—
Erika Mailman,
WSJ,
9 Mar. 2023
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Amazon's latest retail media announcement - offering its advertising technology to other retailers - might seem like asking competitors to invite the fox into the henhouse.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Kids create their own chicken henhouse and care for their chicken figurines and eggs using 101 pieces.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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No pigpen-cleanup required!—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2021
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If the Hogs couldn’t win the day in their pigpen, with Bryce Young sidelined since the second quarter with a sprained shoulder, after scoring 23 straight points in the midst of a rare, extended Alabama meltdown, will this ridiculous streak ever end?—
Kevin Scarbinsky | Special to AL.com,
al,
2 Oct. 2022
Noun
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The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress, but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
3 Sep. 2024
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Buildings that were part of the stockade were then dismantled, and the wood planks were reused to build homes located throughout Marietta.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
15 July 2024
Noun
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In fact, by 1978, black children could be shot on sight for leaving their family's kraal, or homestead.—
Alexandra Fuller,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Aug. 2020
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Inspired by a traditional kraal (village) and surrounded by four savannahs, the lodge is home to 30 wildlife species — zebras, giraffes, flamingos, and gazelles — some of which can be spotted wandering past room windows.—
Alisha Prakash,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2020
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“Sheepfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheepfold. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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