: a body of water usually smaller than a lake
a fishing pond
—sometimes used with the to refer informally or facetiously to the Atlantic Ocean
ponded; ponding; ponds
: to block (something, such as a stream) to create a pond
: to collect in or form a pond
Examples of pond in a Sentence
Noun
They moved here from across the pond.
Recent Examples on the Web
John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
There was this island in the center of the pond that was overgrown with weeds.
—Benjamin Nugent, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
In one of these blackwater ponds, a small fish navigates the crowded water searching for things to eat.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Woody Creek, which runs the length of the ranch, supplies water to 60-plus acres of irrigated pastures, ponds, and water features.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
Amazing Amphibians, 1 p.m. at Prophetstown State Park: Visit a park naturalist at the pop-up tent at the far east end parking lot near the fishing pond to learn about the park’s amphibians.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Once the sunlight shone on everything again, the flamingos awoke, eating, bathing in their pond, and pecking their beaks with each other.
—Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
The park will also include a pond, a playground and a bathroom, as well as parking.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
From kids catching bass at a local pond with a worm to professional anglers competing for millions of dollars in tournaments—bass offer something to every type of angler.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2024
Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Kids will love the free butterfly terrace, Asian garden, bridges and ponds with waterfalls.
—Samantha Sabin -, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
But people who grow tired of caring for their goldfish will often release them into the wild, erroneously believing their five-inch pet is an innocent addition to a lake or pond.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
The house sits higher than the farmland, so water collected from the roof and ponds all drains down to irrigate the farm land.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
Paddle around the surrounding streams and ponds in a canoe and kayak (rentals cost around $15 per adult) at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground.
—Carlye Wisel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
Beaver ponds with brushy cover offer good hunting, as do overgrown farm fields, old apple orchards, and young forests near water.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
The lure was a slosh of water into which rabbit-food pellets are dissolved and left to rot, simulating the puddles and ponds rich in decaying plant matter where mosquitoes lay their eggs.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
Rising above the Georgia landscape’s tar-black creeks and still ponds were a diversity of trees — pine, oak, cypress, swamp chestnut — and the animals that lived in them.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
The layout of the garden is based on ancient Chinese writings, and the stones of the main pond serves as a representation of the Japanese islands themselves.
—John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
There was this island in the center of the pond that was overgrown with weeds.
—Benjamin Nugent, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
In one of these blackwater ponds, a small fish navigates the crowded water searching for things to eat.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
Woody Creek, which runs the length of the ranch, supplies water to 60-plus acres of irrigated pastures, ponds, and water features.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
Amazing Amphibians, 1 p.m. at Prophetstown State Park: Visit a park naturalist at the pop-up tent at the far east end parking lot near the fishing pond to learn about the park’s amphibians.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Once the sunlight shone on everything again, the flamingos awoke, eating, bathing in their pond, and pecking their beaks with each other.
—Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024
The park will also include a pond, a playground and a bathroom, as well as parking.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
From kids catching bass at a local pond with a worm to professional anglers competing for millions of dollars in tournaments—bass offer something to every type of angler.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 3 Apr. 2024
Verb
Typically, wood ducks fly down creeks, or to swamps or beaver ponds first thing in the morning.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Kids will love the free butterfly terrace, Asian garden, bridges and ponds with waterfalls.
—Samantha Sabin -, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
But people who grow tired of caring for their goldfish will often release them into the wild, erroneously believing their five-inch pet is an innocent addition to a lake or pond.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
The house sits higher than the farmland, so water collected from the roof and ponds all drains down to irrigate the farm land.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
Paddle around the surrounding streams and ponds in a canoe and kayak (rentals cost around $15 per adult) at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground.
—Carlye Wisel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2023
Beaver ponds with brushy cover offer good hunting, as do overgrown farm fields, old apple orchards, and young forests near water.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
The lure was a slosh of water into which rabbit-food pellets are dissolved and left to rot, simulating the puddles and ponds rich in decaying plant matter where mosquitoes lay their eggs.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
Rising above the Georgia landscape’s tar-black creeks and still ponds were a diversity of trees — pine, oak, cypress, swamp chestnut — and the animals that lived in them.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
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