calf

Example Sentences

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Some dairy farms send calves out to third-party calf ranches for rearing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"Let me say this plainly: this is not a golden calf," he said later that night on X, referring to the Old Testament idol that famously made Moses irate after he received the Commandments.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The calf, which has been named Bumpy, was "just days old" when it became orphaned, according to Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a charity whose keepers are now taking care of it.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Sheldrick said it was possible that the hippo's mother died in a "territorial fight... protecting her calf, as infanticide is common in hippo society".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In other words, the calf got half, and we got half.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola