- present tense form of yak (3rd person singular).
yaks
Example Sentences
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Non-stop snow, instant noodles and yaks: tales of being trapped on Everest.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025
"This shows that yaks were domesticated and milked in Mongolia much earlier than previously assumed," notes Wilkin.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
The women whistle and holler at the sheep, goats and yaks to stop them straying from the narrow paths and falling down the mountainside.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023
With each step, the bridge shook under the weight of people and yaks.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023
Even with the modern availability of synthetic fertilizers produced by chemical factories, the major source of crop fertilizer today in most societies is still animal manure—especially of cows, but also of yaks and sheep.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
