pony
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
This means the buyer has to pony up whether they take shipment of the memory or not.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Amazon.com, Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Oracle are expected to pony up more than $1.1 trillion in 2027, up from $650 billion this year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
In 2010, a clone of his champion mare Cuartetera sold at auction for $800,000, an eye-popping sum for a polo pony at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Ceredigion council said it had only issued one licence to operate donkey or pony rides in the county - from Aberystwyth promenade - while Denbighshire has none.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
“Is that the pony you want?” he asked.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Deep in a braiding craze, the children can’t resist braiding everything in sight: hair, shoelaces, even the tails of the classroom’s toy ponies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
And before all you horse lovers come at me, I know ponies are capable of affection and friskiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Campaigners warned the new schemes would cut livestock, including hill ponies, by 56% to 89%.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Campaigners said requirements to cut livestock grazing on the moor's commons, under new contracts from the government's conservation agency, could lead to the removal - and likely cull - of up to 90% hill ponies.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Two of the billy goats pulled it like draft ponies.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
It has poured money into youth development, splurged on a state of the art training facility, and ponied up unconscionable sums to attract leading coaches from Germany, Italy and, oddly, Sweden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
“College sports are basically pro sports teams now,” Neirotti said of the money being ponied up to recruit and retain players.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 24, 2026
Despite my shoddy work ethic, and despite the fact that I’d still ponied up only $17, Cathy remained warm and supportive.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
Are Rick Caruso and the donors who ponied up to buy out Helton and make Riley feel like he just struck oil out in his native West Texas?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
It was past midnight and he had me dead to rights; but before I got done with him he had ponied up a silver quarter and given me the address of an all-night restaurant.
From The Road by Jack London
In their 2021 book Peril, Bob Woodward and Robert Costa uncover a broader angle on Graham’s ponying up to power.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Loans included fewer investor protections and more borrowers were handing over “payment-in-kind” interest, meaning they were adding to their debt pile instead of ponying up cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Some of those billionaires are also ponying up to defeat the measure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving to all those air travelers ponying up a small fortune to visit your family.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024
“Or if you turn into one of those girlfriends, always ponying around after her boyfriend, and speaking in the first-person plural. ‘We love the winter.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
