calves
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Example Sentences
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Dimarco, socks half-raised on his heavily inked calves, has the engine to do both, as highlighted during Inter's Champions League outing to Dortmund in January.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
“If I lived in another country, my legs wouldn’t look like this,” she said, rolling up her pants to show the chronic sores on her calves.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Beef production reached 706,296 tonnes in the quarter ending June 2025, while the gross value of cattle and calves slaughtered totaled $4.9 billion.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
"Craig had just turned 54 years old. He led a long life and no doubt fathered many calves," said the Amboseli Trust for Elephants in its farewell message.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
We milked out our half and turned the calves in for theirs and made for the house for our breakfast.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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