How to Use bighorn sheep in a Sentence

bighorn sheep

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• The ranch is where the deer and the antelope — along with the bighorn sheep and the elk — all play.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
• The herd of bighorn sheep stand still, staring back at him.
  — Joshua Bowling, azcentral, 9 May 2018
• There were mule deer and bighorn sheep in those hills, too — plus bear and cougars.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021
• Keep watch for bighorn sheep and in the tunnels, and listen for bats.
  — Robin Soslow, Chron, 12 Feb. 2023
• March and April are the best months to view bears, while the winter months are best for wolves and bighorn sheep.
  — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
• So, don’t delay all you white-tailed deer and bighorn sheep hunters.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 20 Aug. 2020
• Here was a lone bighorn sheep on Death Canyon Shelf, near the trickling stream that would slake our thirst.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
• The Rocky Mountaineer lists Sasquatch along with bears, bighorn sheep, elk and bald eagles.
  — Rosemary McClure, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019
• Then, there's the wildlife — bison, bighorn sheep, and golden eagles, to name a few.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2021
• He's used to keeping his distance from the bison, mule deer, pronghorns and bighorn sheep that call the park home.
  — oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2019
• Without water, life in the desert—from bighorn sheep to Joshua trees—would cease to exist.
  — WSJ, 24 Dec. 2021
• To be fair, the wind tugging at the brims of baseball caps may explain the absence of the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.
  — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2021
• For your best chance of spotting wildlife like mountain goats and bighorn sheep, try the Highline Trail.
  — Aaron Brandel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2020
• Hits were the javelina (a not very attractive feral pig), bighorn sheep and the gray fox.
  — Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 June 2018
• Cruise on up into the Rocky Mountains, make friends with the bighorn sheep, then thunder across the Plains on your way back home.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
• For now, the land remains an open expanse of the Colorado Desert, where coyotes and bighorn sheep roam.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
• Stay at least 25 yards, or 75 feet, away from bison as well as bighorn sheep, coyotes and elk.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020
• Black bears, wolves, and bighorn sheep pass through Lamar Valley unseen.
  — Dana Liebelson, Outside Online, 1 July 2022
• The trail to the right goes lower but has a bit more climb at the end and more wildlife, including the potential for bighorn sheep.
  — Estes Park Trail-Gazette, The Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2024
• He got hired in the park as a college student to study desert bighorn sheep in 1972, one year after the count started.
  — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2021
• But the skeletons of pachycephalosaurs—and even their dome-like skulls—seem ill-suited for butting heads like bighorn sheep do.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2023
• Mule deer, bighorn sheep, elk and pronghorn antelope have all been released in the preserve.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 18 Oct. 2019
• The state is considering a bighorn sheep hunt for later in 2022.
  — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2022
• The area is also home to bighorn sheep, mountain lions and bobcats, as well as the Inyo rock daisy.
  — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• The blaze has scorched the domain of mammals such as black bears, mule deer, white-tailed deer, javelina, bighorn sheep and some elk habitat.
  — Erin Stone, azcentral, 22 June 2020
• Wildlife lovers: keep your eyes peeled for bighorn sheep, coyotes, and river otters.
  — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2022
• Along the way, travelers can see mountain goats and bighorn sheep as well as grizzly bears.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
• The land contains some of the most biodiverse habitats in the region and is home to bighorn sheep, bison, and bald eagles.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
• Located at the base of the Wasatch Range in Alpine, Utah, the porch is a perfect spot to observe wildlife, including deer, bighorn sheep, and elk.
  — Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2022
• The November 2023 operation was part of a decades-old state program to monitor bighorn sheep health.
  — Jon Cohen, science.org, 29 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024