neigh

Example Sentences

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Even on the backside, it seemed like any other race day: Workers tended to horses who let out the occasional neigh.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2023

“A Naqqal edits his own scripts, directs the performance himself, and creates various characters. He does not hesitate to imitate the lion’s roar, the horse’s neigh, and the roar of the dragon.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2023

In another, Catherine answers he insult of the horse business by gamely grinning as she replies, "I wanted to. But the horse said no, and neigh means nay!"

From Salon • May 15, 2020

They knew their jobs and did them with nary a peep, bark or neigh.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2019

Then there was a wild neigh and the horse plunged off in the dark, the crisp, frantic clanking of metal and the stomping of hooves followed me to the door.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison