heifer

Example Sentences

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His brother, David Workman, killed in a fall off a cliff as he rode a mule in the dark in search of a lost heifer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Then in June, officials confirmed that wolves killed a heifer on private land in the county.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

On that October morning in 2018, Ethan found his father dead in the heifer shed, his raincoat draped neatly over a door nearby.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Under strict circumstances in England - but not in Wales - the slaughter process can be delayed if a cow or heifer is in the last 60 days of pregnancy.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023

As soon as the job of burning the bull was over, Mama told us we had to do the same for the Spot heifer.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson