livestock
noun
live·stock
ˈlīv-ˌstäk 
: animals kept or raised for use or pleasure
especially
: farm animals kept for use and profit
Examples of livestock in a Sentence
a market where livestock are bought and sold
a market where livestock is bought and sold
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As for the wolves threatening livestock or other species, Colossal has no plan to release the wolves truly back into the wild.
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Each system takes waste gas such as from a landfill or livestock operation, converts it to synthesis gas, then turns the syngas into liquid methanol fuel.
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Uncontrolled livestock grazing is destroying streamside habitats that are critical to endangered plants and animals in Arizona and New Mexico, a new report has found.
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Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.
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Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
Each system takes waste gas such as from a landfill or livestock operation, converts it to synthesis gas, then turns the syngas into liquid methanol fuel.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
Uncontrolled livestock grazing is destroying streamside habitats that are critical to endangered plants and animals in Arizona and New Mexico, a new report has found.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for livestock
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“Livestock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livestock. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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livestock
noun
live·stock
ˈlīv-ˌstäk
: animals kept or raised
especially
: farm animals kept for use and profit
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