: an uncastrated male horse : a male horse kept for breeding
also
: a male animal (such as a dog or a sheep) kept primarily as a stud
Examples of stallion in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The ancestries of the British aristocracy’s stallions were traced with all the attention given to their own lineages, bloodline mirroring bloodline.
—
Tom McDonough, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
From that call, Langdale purchased a yearling foal and, unexpectedly, a senior Andalusian stallion trained in the airs above the ground.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
San Francisco’s stallion is the current RB1 of ones in PPR formats, shouldering a tireless 80.8 percent of the team’s opportunity share (25 touches per game).
—Brad Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The year was 1987; immediately after that Italian stallion’s speedometer registered 201, the race to enter the 300 mph club began.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stallion
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Tom McDonough, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
From that call, Langdale purchased a yearling foal and, unexpectedly, a senior Andalusian stallion trained in the airs above the ground.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
San Francisco’s stallion is the current RB1 of ones in PPR formats, shouldering a tireless 80.8 percent of the team’s opportunity share (25 touches per game).
—Brad Evans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The year was 1987; immediately after that Italian stallion’s speedometer registered 201, the race to enter the 300 mph club began.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stallion
Cite this Entry
“Stallion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stallion. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
stallion
noun
stal·lion
ˈstal-yən 
: a male horse
especially
: one kept especially for breeding
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share