horse

Example Sentences

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Every remaining horse passes the test when it comes to career falls, but Iroko, Gorgeous Tom and Firefox are yet to win over three or more miles.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In the past decade, Minella Times is the only horse to have fallen in their career and won the Grand National.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Maybe value can continue to beat growth, but there are speedier steeds in the investing-factor horse race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

While Freud, Mr. Phillips tells us, describes human beings “as driving the horse in the direction the horse wants to go,” Rorty “wants us to wonder what are better alternative descriptions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

I urged my horse on and caught up with her, tasting a little grit in my teeth from the dusty road.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan