Examples of equine in a Sentence
Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 29 Feb. 2024
Horses regularly were bred and traded internationally during this era, the researchers said, including from royal efforts to diversify the equine stock.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
No equine units were needed outside Alice Tully Hall the other day when the Escher Quartet—Adam Barnett-Hart, Brendan Speltz, Pierre Lapointe, and Brook Speltz—played the Bartók quartets in a single, three-and-a-half-hour concert, under the aegis of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Barn 8 sits on the 600-acre Hermitage Farm, where visitors can take in the sights of rolling equine farmland, edible gardens and greenhouses.
—Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
The horse was taken off in an equine ambulance with a right front knee injury and was euthanized, trainer Jeff Hiles confirmed to The Associated Press.
—Beth Harris, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2023
If not, the horse goes to the equine medical center.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
The death was confirmed by Dr. Will Farmer, equine medical director for Churchill Downs, Inc., through a spokesman.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2023
According to a news release from Churchill Downs, Wild On Ice was evaluated at the Churchill Downs Equine Medical Center and then transported to Lexington to an equine surgical facility for further evaluation.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Latin equinus, from equus horse; akin to Old English eoh horse, Greek hippos, Sanskrit aśva
1776, in the meaning defined above
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“Equine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equine. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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