How to Use rocking horse in a Sentence
rocking horse
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What's a childhood without the sound of a rocking horse on springs?
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Dec. 2024
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Her body sways backward and forward like a rocking horse being pulled along on a dolly.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2020
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There’s even a kids play room on the ground floor with a beautiful, handmade rocking horse and a big toy kitchen.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
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The wooden rocking horse her father built when her children were little.
—Jeff Collins, Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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The pair have been cracking each other up since Kate was just a toddler on a rocking horse.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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Our daughter’s wooden rocking horse rests on an overhead shelf, its racing days long over.
—Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 12 Jan. 2022
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Safe for kids 18 months and up, this rocking horse is made with birch wood and is built to last as the family grows.
—Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 23 Nov. 2022
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This adorable unicorn rocking horse is low to the ground for safety, and it’s made from a soft fabric that toddlers will want to hug.
—Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 11 July 2023
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The set of six ornaments includes a rocking horse, bird, snowflake, heart, reindeer, and a stocking.
—Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
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The rocking horse is a common family pet, and many adults have fond memories of these playful beasts.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2012
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There was a rocking horse from his childhood and several pieces of his parents’ furniture.
—Veronica Hinke, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026
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This vintage rocking horse ornament helps keep the nostalgia alive.
—Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
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Or perhaps a graveyard of rocking horses, a strange stone marker on an island, or old trophies under a bridge.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2019
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Ulyana Sergeenko’s couture label uses an iconic rocking horse as its logo.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
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Some vintage toys are collectors' items or look great on display, like old metal cars and wooden rocking horses.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
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Some vintage toys are collectors' items or look great on display, like old metal cars and wooden rocking horses.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
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In the post, the Poosh founder also revealed her newborn’s nursery, equipped with a wooden rocking horse and a cozy fireplace.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
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Other elements like the flamingo crib sheets, fluffy llama rocking horse, and curtains are also pink or have pink accents.
—Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 22 May 2018
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The festival has backdrops for staged photographs too, including a sleigh and a giant rocking horse.
—Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2019
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Carrington could be sitting in her chair or barely touching it, the way that the rocking horse could be attached to the wall or just hovering nearby.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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The photo series highlighted a wooden rocking horse, a sheep mobile and other baby toys and goodies.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
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Other items spotted in the playroom include a collection of rocking horses, a ball pit with an attachable slide, and an art easel for painting.
—Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 13 Feb. 2020
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There’s the underdog horse and the horse who brings the family together in unexpected ways; a child, free with gladness, atop their first rocking horse.
—T Kira Madden, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2021
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Visible are a comfy-looking piece of white lounge furniture, a rocking horse, a large lamb toy, a white dresser and a pink-and-white butterfly mobile.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 21 May 2018
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Other decorations included a popcorn bucket, a hamburger, a hot dog cart, a cuckoo clock and a rocking horse.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
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This adorable and affordable rocking horse ($65) is cleverly designed a saddle, bridle and even little stirups.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Emanuel and Servant both take place in large Gothic houses with ornate wallpaper and antique rocking horses.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2020
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Theo sets out to help patch up his new friends, a threadbare angel, a rusty tin soldier, a robin that has forgotten how to sing, and a rocking horse with an indiscriminate appetite.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
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Designed by Fritz Hansen in 1946, this decorative rocking horse is available in black and white ash.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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That would be Koons’s Split-Rocker, a massive kid’s rocking horse cut down the middle and merged with a dinosaur’s head then covered in flowers.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
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