: a young animal of the horse family
especially
: one under one year
foaled; foaling; foals
: to give birth to a foal
: to give birth to (a foal)
Examples of foal in a Sentence
Verb
The mare will foal in June.
Recent Examples on the Web
Siyi Zhao, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Cash is the kind of guy who immediately pitches in to help a foal undergoing a difficult birth.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Mystik Dan, a March 4 foal, was homegrown by Kentucky breeders Lance Gasaway, 4G Racing LLC and Daniel Hamby.
—Bob Wisener, arkansasonline.com, 4 Feb. 2024
More accomplished riders can help round up the mares and foals; others can book an Argentine polo teacher for lessons.
—Sarah Marshall, National Geographic, 23 Jan. 2024
Non-competitive purses and a sinking foal crop paint a tough picture.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
At another farm just a few minutes away, cloned foals and fillies stuck close to mothers that looked nothing like them.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
Despite her time in Raymond’s harem (mules are sterile), Daisy had multiple foals over the years.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
The story goes that the foal was sick and a shot of bourbon revived it—please don’t try this at home, whiskey has no medicinal value—and then went on to win the Derby at Epsom in front of Queen Elizabeth II.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2023
The Courier-Journal, 24 Apr. 2023
The purses are built from nominations of horses and stallions from the day a horse is foaled.
—John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
In 1990, more than 44,000 racehorses were foaled in North America, according to the Jockey Club, which keeps the thoroughbred registry.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2019
Good day: Jumping out of bed at 2 a.m. to help deliver a baby horse during foaling season.
—Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 22 May 2018
The striking chestnut colt was foaled in Kentucky on March 28, 2015.
—Paul Rolfes, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2018
My guess is that one person — of a higher authority — knows exactly how many thoroughbreds have been foaled over the past 100 years.
—Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 June 2018
Stymie was foaled on King Ranch in Texas on April 9th, 1941.
—Max Watman, WSJ, 25 May 2018
Noun
Yet donkeys only breed a foal every couple of years.
—Siyi Zhao, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Cash is the kind of guy who immediately pitches in to help a foal undergoing a difficult birth.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Mystik Dan, a March 4 foal, was homegrown by Kentucky breeders Lance Gasaway, 4G Racing LLC and Daniel Hamby.
—Bob Wisener, arkansasonline.com, 4 Feb. 2024
More accomplished riders can help round up the mares and foals; others can book an Argentine polo teacher for lessons.
—Sarah Marshall, National Geographic, 23 Jan. 2024
Non-competitive purses and a sinking foal crop paint a tough picture.
—Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
At another farm just a few minutes away, cloned foals and fillies stuck close to mothers that looked nothing like them.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
Despite her time in Raymond’s harem (mules are sterile), Daisy had multiple foals over the years.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
The story goes that the foal was sick and a shot of bourbon revived it—please don’t try this at home, whiskey has no medicinal value—and then went on to win the Derby at Epsom in front of Queen Elizabeth II.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2023
Verb
Secretariat: Fifty years ago, Secretariat, foaled in 1970, became the ninth Triple Crown winner, setting new track records in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes while setting the world record of 2:24 on a 1 1/2 dirt track in the Belmont Stakes.
—The Courier-Journal, 24 Apr. 2023
The purses are built from nominations of horses and stallions from the day a horse is foaled.
—John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
In 1990, more than 44,000 racehorses were foaled in North America, according to the Jockey Club, which keeps the thoroughbred registry.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2019
Good day: Jumping out of bed at 2 a.m. to help deliver a baby horse during foaling season.
—Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 22 May 2018
The striking chestnut colt was foaled in Kentucky on March 28, 2015.
—Paul Rolfes, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2018
My guess is that one person — of a higher authority — knows exactly how many thoroughbreds have been foaled over the past 100 years.
—Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 June 2018
Stymie was foaled on King Ranch in Texas on April 9th, 1941.
—Max Watman, WSJ, 25 May 2018
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“Foal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foal. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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foal
1 of 2 noun
: a young animal of the horse family
especially
: one under one year
foal
2 of 2 verb
: to give birth to a foal
Medical Definition
foal
1 of 2 noun
: the young of an animal of the horse family
especially
: one less than one year old
foal
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to give birth to a foal
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