graze upon sth

Frequency: 4.01.5 per million words

A more formal or literary way to indicate what animals are eating.

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Examples (10)

  • The sheep graze upon the lush meadows each morning.
  • Deer were seen grazing upon the tender shoots in the forest clearing.
  • The cattle graze upon the rich pastures of the highland valleys.
  • Wild horses graze upon the vast plains stretching to the horizon.
  • The goats graze upon whatever vegetation they can find on the rocky slopes.
  • Bison once grazed upon these prairies in enormous herds.
  • The flock was permitted to graze upon the common land by ancient custom.
  • Highland cattle graze upon the coarse grasses of the Scottish moors.
  • The poet described lambs grazing upon the verdant hillsides at dawn.
  • Elephants graze upon the savanna grasses during the wet season.