Collocations for "sheep"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sheep" in context.
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sheep
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [young, wooly, black, wild] sheep
- [farm, mountain, valley] sheep
- [rear, raise, keep, shear] sheep
- (raise) sheep for [wool, meat]
- [tends, gathers, guides, leads, herds] his sheep
- the [shepherd, pastor, priest] [tends] his sheep
- followed [him, the leader] (around) like sheep
- the [voters, workers, prisoners] were (easily) led like sheep
- [acting, behaving] like sheep
- separate the sheep from the goats
- (try) counting sheep
- is the black sheep of the family
- a [flock, herd] of sheep
- a field (full) of sheep
- a [farm, ranch] full of sheep
- sheep and [cattle, goats, horses]
- (real) sheep's wool
- sheep's meat
- a sheep's-skin [coat, rug]
- a wolf in sheep's clothing
- a sheep [farm, farmer, rustler]
- sheep [shearing, rearing, farming]
'sheep' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):