Sheep are animals that live on farms. People raise them for wool and meat. They often have thick white or brown hair.
The sheep is eating grass in the field.
Shearing sheep gives us warm wool.
When someone is called a sheep, it means they follow others and do not think for themselves. It is often used to say a person is not independent.
He is a sheep; he never makes decisions.
Don't be a sheep and follow the crowd.
Sheep can mean the wool collected from the animal. This wool is soft and used to make warm clothes and blankets.
The sweater is made from sheep wool.
Farmers collect sheep wool in spring.
In religious or formal language, 'sheep' means people who follow or trust a leader, like a pastor or teacher. It means they are cared for like animals by a shepherd.
The pastor cares for his sheep every day.
She is one of the sheep in the church.