Cows live in barns. vs A cow lives in a barn.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Cows live in barns." is a general statement about the living conditions of cows in general, while "A cow lives in a barn." is a specific statement about the living arrangement of a single cow. They are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes.

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Cows live in barns.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to make a general statement about the living conditions of cows.

This phrase is used to describe the typical living environment of cows, indicating that barns are where cows are usually kept.

Examples:

Cows live in barns to protect them from the weather.
In rural areas, cows live in barns on farms.
Cows live in barns because they provide shelter and safety.
It is common knowledge that cows live in barns.
The farmer built a new barn for the cows to live in.

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- The equipment you requested is in barn.
At first we met in barns.
There aren't jaguars in barns.
In Navarra (Spain), the rural development programme includes the improvement of agricultural holding measures and it has supported the installation of photovoltaic cells in barns.
And I want to live in a house shaped like a barn.
Anto, I can help the cow live.
Matty gets the cow, the milk, and to live in the barn for free.
Matty gets the cow, the milk, and to live in the barn for free.
I just hope that sick cow lives long enough - for me to execute her.
Why not just let the cow live a little longer?
It's more like you put the store where the cows live. It's never been a problem.
The money available is better but still inadequate, particularly in view of the bizarre wastage of the CAP, where Europe's cows live on more, with two dollars per day, than do 700 million Chinese.
Midnight tomorrow at Yoder's barn.
Proper size marsh with adjacent barn.
Second right after the big red barn.
A dollar a day is what a cow lives on in Europe: I repeat, every cow in Europe receives one dollar a day.
In barn or free-range houses, two pairs of boot swabs or socks shall be taken.
I just saw Rita Urban's rooster lying down in the barn.
Pregnant cow has isolated herself by the barn.
You have a very big barn.

Alternatives:

Cows are usually kept in barns.
Barns are the typical living spaces for cows.
The usual habitat for cows is a barn.
Cows find shelter in barns.
Barns are where cows are commonly housed.

A cow lives in a barn.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe the specific living arrangement of a single cow.

This phrase is used to specify that a particular cow resides in a barn, highlighting the individual living situation of that cow.

Examples:

A cow lives in a barn on our farm.
The injured cow lives in a barn for treatment.
In this story, a cow lives in a barn and befriends a horse.
The farmer's favorite cow lives in a barn near the farmhouse.
A cow lives in a barn because it provides shelter and food.

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We got this guy tied up in a barn.
This scientist guy tied up in a barn.
The museum can't be built in a barn.
Actually, I was dabbling before that in a barn.
My daughter is not giving birth in a barn.
And we've stopped in a barn.
She grew up sleeping in a barn.
And they don't need to sleep in a barn.
That boy's hiding in a barn.
We weren't brought up in a barn.
She was born in 1898 in a barn.
She was born in 1898 in a barn.
Just want to run away and live in a barn somewhere.
She finds an inn, but they won't let her stay there... so she's forced to give birth in a barn.
The only reason they didn't get me is because I was hid in a barn.
Mr. Frankenstein, we've apprehended the murderer, hiding in a barn.
I'm not the one with an AWOL husband holed up in a barn.
It's not like he grew up in a barn.
I go a little crazy locked up in a barn.
There was a man in a barn.

Alternatives:

One of the cows lives in a barn.
There is a cow that lives in a barn.
The barn is home to a cow.
A specific cow resides in a barn.
One cow is housed in a barn.

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Cows live in barns. vs A cow lives in a barn.