ox

Example Sentences

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“You always gore somebody’s ox. Nobody comes out completely untouched.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2017

“Look at that guy, he’s as strong as an ox.  Never!”

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2016

Calvin says, “Well, it is a holy cow. Sort of. It’s called an aurochs. It’s like an ox. Or the ancestor to our cattle. But the aurochs is extinct now. You know. Gone forever.”

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

“I can follow an ox. Sow seed. Weed. Gather crops. Thresh wheat and barley.”

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

“Medically, he’s as healthy as an ox. Could live to be a hundred if he wanted to.”

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner