1
a
: foal
especially
: a male foal
b
: a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (such as four years)
2
: a young untried person
Examples of colt in a Sentence
a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice
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The 3-year-old colt became the eighth unbeaten winner in the race’s 142-year history.
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The 3-year-old bay thoroughbred colt sent DeVaux and the rest of the owner’s box into a raucous affair as one can surely understand.
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But the thoroughbred colt nosed his way into the action down the stretch, and suddenly Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz were streaking past the field, favorites in the rear view.
—Emily Ohman, New York Times, 3 May 2026
The chestnut colt came in second at Florida's Tampa Bay Derby in March behind The Puma.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The 3-year-old bay thoroughbred colt sent DeVaux and the rest of the owner’s box into a raucous affair as one can surely understand.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
But the thoroughbred colt nosed his way into the action down the stretch, and suddenly Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz were streaking past the field, favorites in the rear view.
—Emily Ohman, New York Times, 3 May 2026
The chestnut colt came in second at Florida's Tampa Bay Derby in March behind The Puma.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for colt
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“Colt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colt. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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colt
noun1
: foal entry 1
especially
: a young male horse
2
: an inexperienced young person
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