Example Sentences

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As it turns out, golden retrievers have the highest proportion of popular sires of any dog breed.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2023

The mare was sired by Northern Dancer, the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby in 1964 who went on to become one of the sport’s greatest sires.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023

“If they’re not by a sire who throws sires, they tend to run longer,” Baffert said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2021

Rickard said this compared to recently frozen semen from 19 sires used to inseminate 1,048 ewes, of which 618 were successfully impregnated.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2019

“None but them whose sires displeased the Kings o’ Winter,” said The Norrey.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin