: 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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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Other than Costner, the show was largely populated with relatively unknown actors — Costner was clearly the big fish in this smallish pond.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Likewise, even in 1825, few beavers were left in the area, which explains why the artists’ many paintings of ponds and streams did not show the animals or any signs of their presence.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
Two unknown teens are then seen jumping into the pond.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
This doesn’t just happen for balls rolling down hills, but for rain that pools into puddles, ponds, and lakes, for molecules that fold into a particular configuration, and even for electrons that cascade down into a stable or quasi-stable energy state.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
Other than Costner, the show was largely populated with relatively unknown actors — Costner was clearly the big fish in this smallish pond.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Likewise, even in 1825, few beavers were left in the area, which explains why the artists’ many paintings of ponds and streams did not show the animals or any signs of their presence.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
Two unknown teens are then seen jumping into the pond.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2025.
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