Example Sentences

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Alpacas and llamas have been given new protection from dogs, which may be off the lead, attacking them.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

When we spoke a few years ago, he was splitting his time between northern Virginia and a farm in Wales, where he and his wife were raising llamas.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

Earlier this week, Idaho reported that the virus had been detected in a herd of llamas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

This fanciful vision of New York is populated by animals: sporty ducks, punk rock monkeys, buffalo mail carriers, penguins shouldering boomboxes, and a disproportionate number of llamas.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

The wheels invented in Mesoamerica as parts of toys never met the llamas domesticated in the Andes, to generate wheeled transport for the New World.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond