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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After their return to the Negev Lot and Abraham both have large flocks of livestock, but their herders begin to quarrel.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 July 2026
The parasitic fly's larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, including livestock, pets, and wildlife.
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Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The chickens, treated less like livestock and more like family, are the reason nobody listens.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
In the wake of the administration's cost-cutting initiatives, more than 20,000 employees are gone from the USDA, which develops and implements agriculture policy and provides resources to producers of livestock vulnerable to the parasite.
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Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 July 2026
The parasitic fly's larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, including livestock, pets, and wildlife.
—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The chickens, treated less like livestock and more like family, are the reason nobody listens.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
In the wake of the administration's cost-cutting initiatives, more than 20,000 employees are gone from the USDA, which develops and implements agriculture policy and provides resources to producers of livestock vulnerable to the parasite.
—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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