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: a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
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Examples of polo in a Sentence
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Meghan Markle’s ensemble at Prince Harry’s latest polo match might look familiar.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Since 2006, celebrity polo matches around the world have raised about $15 million for the charity, organizers said.
—Terry Spencer, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have announced two new TV productions — one about cooking and another about polo — from their Archewell Productions company, in partnership with Netflix.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Stagecoach, the popular country music festival, will take over the same Indio polo grounds starting April 26 with headliners Miranda Lambert, Morgan Wallen and Eric Church.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
There are no locker rooms, so players come to the polo club dressed in their soccer gear.
—Ken Belson Alex Welsh, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
The long-sleeve shirt has the classic polo silhouette in six modern solid colors.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
But over the past decade, the entire polo industry has had to get on board.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
The teenage polo player was excited when John Gobin, a champion in the sport, approached her one night at a 2021 polo event in Virginia.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
Since 2006, celebrity polo matches around the world have raised about $15 million for the charity, organizers said.
—Terry Spencer, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have announced two new TV productions — one about cooking and another about polo — from their Archewell Productions company, in partnership with Netflix.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Stagecoach, the popular country music festival, will take over the same Indio polo grounds starting April 26 with headliners Miranda Lambert, Morgan Wallen and Eric Church.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
There are no locker rooms, so players come to the polo club dressed in their soccer gear.
—Ken Belson Alex Welsh, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
The long-sleeve shirt has the classic polo silhouette in six modern solid colors.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
But over the past decade, the entire polo industry has had to get on board.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
The teenage polo player was excited when John Gobin, a champion in the sport, approached her one night at a 2021 polo event in Virginia.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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polo
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po·lo
ˈpō-lō 
: a game played by teams of players on horseback using long-handled mallets to drive a wooden ball
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