calf

Example Sentences

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After missing so much time in recent years with injuries to his back, his knee, his wrist and his calf, he’s just happy to be contributing again.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

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

It said it had to make a "painful decision" to use the decomposing body "as the only anchor to safely reach the calf".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The simplest way to do that is to allow the kid or calf to start suckling, but drive it away once the milk starts flowing.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari