yak

Example Sentences

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As for the cheese, it’s traditionally made with Bhutanese yak cheese for a tangy flavor, and increasingly cow’s milk cheese.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

This is the roof of the world where traffic gives way to yak herders on horseback whistling to reluctant, grunting cattle, as eagles circle above.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

One of them approaches a vendor selling barbecued strips of yak meat.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

But you can also find cheese made with milk from other animals like sheep, goats and even water buffalo and yak.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024

Ninety minutes above the river, I crested a broad ridge, passed a matrix of rock-walled yak corrals, and abrupdy found myself in downtown Namche Bazaar, the social and commercial hub of Sherpa society.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer