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The following discusses minor spoilers from "The Sheep Detectives," but don't worry — it doesn't include one bleat about who the killer is.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

At a recent rehearsal, despite clarinet squeaks and the occasional bleat of a rogue saxophone, almost every student was smiling, Sarah Diamond reports in The Times.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

Despite clarinet squeaks and the occasional bleat of a rogue saxophone, almost every student was smiling.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2022

There are those cute rodents that scurry about and delightful little donut-rolling sheep that exist only to bleat at you as you zip by them on Torrent.

From The Verge ● Mar. 11, 2022

Anya slammed the wooden barn doors shut, and as she took a step away, she heard Zvezda bleat inside.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

A heavy quiet hangs over Theofilou's farm in the absence of the bleats from the sheep and the tinkle of their bells.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

The two delight in discovering each other’s cultural differences, even if the alien is occasionally bossy and annoying, say when Rocky bleats “Dirty! Dirty!” upon entering Grace’s astral man cave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

Sixty Nigerian dwarf goats are taking turns crashing their horns against wooden stalls while unleashing a cacophony of bleats, groans, and retching wails that make it nearly impossible to hold a conversation.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023

One of the saddest moments in series finale “With Open Eyes” is when Kendall, on the verge of losing the board vote, bleats, “I’m the eldest boy.”

From Salon ● May 29, 2023

He bleats, falling, flopping over with a jerk too quick for the eye, and bleats again, scrambling, sliding toward the ledge-side.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

The animals bleated from behind a wooden fence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025

Ms Turner told the Northern Times it bleated out to her and fellow kayakers.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2023

One of the 19 animals who survived bleated as Raptis grabbed its face to reveal the burns on its ear.

From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2023

“It is not luxurious,” he cautioned visitors last week, before driving them down a dirt road to the farm, where sunlight squinted through the trees, baby goats bleated and turkeys bobbed in the shade.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022

The little white goat flicked his tail and stared at her, then bleated again.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

The bleating trumpet on the following “Before I Knew” recalls Mark Isham’s work on the horn when he was in Van Morrison’s band in the early ’80s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

With his inane bleating on television about taking over the world, Graham sounded unhinged.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026

The air thrums with the din of destruction — giant excavators clanking against steel beams, trucks bleating out warning signals as they back into position, green organic material whooshing out of hoses onto finished sites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025

At the top, a spacious bungalow stands next to a large shed, full of bleating sheep smothering the strains of pop music from a radio.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024

The goat ran off and made her way out the open door, bleating happily the whole way.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall