Used in a Sentence

cows

How to use cows in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for cows.

Editorial note

We can argue about that one till the cows come home.

Examples10
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cows gathered in one view.

noun

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cows.

noun

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"

Example sentences

1

We can argue about that one till the cows come home.

2

The cash cows will throw off billions before they finally dry up.

3

If your bulls raid my pasture and attack and rape my cows, I might shoot them and even have a barbecue.

4

Our food supply has changed; sixty years ago when cows ate grasses, beef naturally had some omega-3s in it.

5

Then after a while, you arrive in a 5 star hotel, in the most posh neighborhood/city in India, not 10 seconds away from slums/garbage/cows/dirt.

6

When a troop of rampaging soldiers cuts through your village and pillages everything in sight, you grab your cows and family and boogey out of there.

7

Jobs is one of the hacker community's sacred cows, and we wouldn't accept this level of sanctification on any other topic.

8

> Internet giants, youre no longer startups, get some customer serviceThat's like demanding that a slaughterhouse provides customer service for cows.

9

With slums all along the street, with metal shacks aptly named 'hotels', with heaps of trash openly laid out and eaten by cows, with homeless kids/adults in bare feet walking along side of roads, with groups of women on their knees dusting the road with brooms.

10

I will harp on about the importance of code literacy and open source / free software till the cows come home but this is the best example I know:We would never vote up a article where "father writes bedtime story for daughter, Sleeping Prince rescued by Princess".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cows in a sentence?

We can argue about that one till the cows come home.

What does cows mean?

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"

What part of speech is cows?

cows is commonly used as noun.