mustang

Example Sentences

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The term mesteño, meaning stray or wild, became, in cowboy-speak, mustang — that legendary, free-roaming denizen of the high plains.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Ben Silveira, 10, had to learn that lesson by enduring a few nips and side kicks from Buddy, the Devil’s Garden mustang he adopted.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2022

"A wild mustang stallion kicks up a dust storm in north-western Colorado."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2022

“We had noticed that she’d been slowing down some lately,” the mustang protection group said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2021

As Smith watched him in racing combat, images from his mustang days assembled in his head.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand