: 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.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
The Aquitaine countryside unfolds in a collage of khaki, tan, and green, dotted with little ponds and copses of trees.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
To relieve the burning pain, people plunge the affected limb in streams or ponds, triggering the release of thousands of larvae and contaminating the water source.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The park’s 1,040-foot via ferrata includes two aerial walkways, a 54-foot steel staircase, and a 90-foot suspension bridge that hangs 105 feet above a pond.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
And now, the Louisiana chain is crossing the pond.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
The Aquitaine countryside unfolds in a collage of khaki, tan, and green, dotted with little ponds and copses of trees.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
To relieve the burning pain, people plunge the affected limb in streams or ponds, triggering the release of thousands of larvae and contaminating the water source.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The park’s 1,040-foot via ferrata includes two aerial walkways, a 54-foot steel staircase, and a 90-foot suspension bridge that hangs 105 feet above a pond.
—AFAR Media, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pond
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pond. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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