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Recent Examples of one-horse
McCarthy moved to his current studio in 2012, and around then, bought land out in the Tehachapi Mountains to serve as Wild West backdrops, not unlike the early film studios buying up tumbleweed stables in Topanga to serve as facsimiles of one-horse towns to shoot westerns.
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Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.
—Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
This week's Far-Flung Postcard series takes you to a food stand in the one-horse town of Marikavalasa in India, where working women go to enjoy a treat and unwind in the evening before returning to the grind.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
If either achieves even half the cadence and reliability of Falcon 9, the private space industry will finally move from a one-horse race to a true competition.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The Athletic reported on Tuesday that Tottenham are in a one-horse race to sign the 27-year-old from Crystal Palace, after north London rivals Arsenal cooled their interest.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
But, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, this isn't a one-horse race.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Brazilian star was expected to be in a one-horse race for the sport's highest indvidual accolade and become the first man from his country to win it since Kaka in 2007.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Koda grew up in this one-horse California town, while Sakai’s father’s work took her family to Tokyo, New York, Mexico City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2016
Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.
—Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
This week's Far-Flung Postcard series takes you to a food stand in the one-horse town of Marikavalasa in India, where working women go to enjoy a treat and unwind in the evening before returning to the grind.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2025
If either achieves even half the cadence and reliability of Falcon 9, the private space industry will finally move from a one-horse race to a true competition.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
The Athletic reported on Tuesday that Tottenham are in a one-horse race to sign the 27-year-old from Crystal Palace, after north London rivals Arsenal cooled their interest.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
But, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, this isn't a one-horse race.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Brazilian star was expected to be in a one-horse race for the sport's highest indvidual accolade and become the first man from his country to win it since Kaka in 2007.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Koda grew up in this one-horse California town, while Sakai’s father’s work took her family to Tokyo, New York, Mexico City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for one-horse
Adjective
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There’s no unimportant royal gossip, apparently.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
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If however, we were often criticized and made to feel unimportant, our self-talk may be more negative.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Trump has signed executive orders to reduce housing regulatory burdens and help smaller banks provide mortgages.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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“One-horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-horse. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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