reared

Example Sentences

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Bodexpress was the last to try, in 2019, but he reared leaving the starting gate and dumped his jockey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Patel’s instinct to use force to fix his reputation reared its head again with the girlfriend scandal.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

For now, February’s retail figures stand as a snapshot of an economy that was briefly gathering strength, before war reared its head.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He laments that most dogs are “stupidly loved, stupidly hated, acquired without thought, reared and ruled without understanding.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Josie reared back her head and yelled at the ceiling, “I hate the Whatnot Corporation!”

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix