horse

Example Sentences

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“All that is to say, I was charmed by ‘Pizza Movie,’ my dark horse pick.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

A soldier who died after falling from her horse following a display at the Royal Windsor Horse Show has been named as Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Historically, children’s movies have been no stranger to death—Bambi’s mother got shot by a hunter in the eponymous 1942 Disney classic, and the horse Artax sunk in 1984’s “The NeverEnding Story.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It reminds me of the old joke about the guy in the Wild West who, before he was hanged for horse stealing, said “This will be a real lesson to me,” mournfully, from the scaffold.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

“We were going to get married!” she told her parents—it was the truth!—but the cart had already preceded the horse, the milk had been drunk without the cow’s purchase, et cetera, et cetera.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith