lamb

Example Sentences

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Rebecca, George’s daughter, is metaphorically a winter lamb, which yields a lesson that it isn’t nice to exclude people or animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"It might have looked a bit like a little lamb."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

House-made corn tortillas, and your choice of lamb, goat, or beef birria, served traditionally or as grilled cheesy tacos with a dipping consommé.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The cooling spell will allow March to go out like a lamb, but the heat will quickly dial back up.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“Oh, now, there, there, little lamb, drink some more. You’ve banged yourself up quite a bit. There’s no padding on those scrawny bones of yours. Can be quite useful, you know.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff