When he started lecturing the veteran chef on basic techniques, I couldn't help whispering, "don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep" to warn him he was being patronizing.

When our friends joked about embezzling from the company, Tom shrugged and said, 'one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb,' which made everyone uneasy.

The old sheepmaster guided his flock across the misty valley at dawn.

The seasoned sheepmasters gathered at dawn to inspect the flock before the sale.

Despite the rising tensions, the townspeople remained sheeplike, accepting every decree from the mayor without protest.

She spent the summer learning sheepherding on her uncle's farm.

Ancient sheepfolds dotted the rolling hills, their stone walls weathered by centuries of wind and rain.

The old sheepman guided his flock across the misty meadow at dawn.

Our Old English Sheepdog rolled in the grass, sending tufts of its shaggy grey and white fur fluttering in the breeze.

During the parade, her costume was the sheepiest of the group, complete with a woolly cape and a timid smile.