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Recent Examples of quarter horse
Rancher Rick Plummer, whose family raises quarter horses, has sued over the city's annexation of land neighboring his property for the data center.
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Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
The organization lacks jurisdiction over quarter horses, such as Js on Fire, or other racing breeds, which are instead regulated by state commissions that operate under reciprocal enforcement agreements but do not uniformly adopt testing thresholds or methods.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In mid-December, Jett, an appendix quarter horse, was battling a fever and had been eating and drinking minimally.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
After Robert Mitchum’s death in July 1997 at age 79, Jim continued to breed racing quarter horses at his ranch in Skull Valley.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
The organization lacks jurisdiction over quarter horses, such as Js on Fire, or other racing breeds, which are instead regulated by state commissions that operate under reciprocal enforcement agreements but do not uniformly adopt testing thresholds or methods.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In mid-December, Jett, an appendix quarter horse, was battling a fever and had been eating and drinking minimally.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
After Robert Mitchum’s death in July 1997 at age 79, Jim continued to breed racing quarter horses at his ranch in Skull Valley.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quarter horse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarter horse
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Along with the thousands of cows, the property is home to 180 bulls, 7,500 yearlings, and 130 saddle horses.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
12 Aug. 2025
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The farm also had saddle horses, a team of Belgian draft horses that helped haul manure and feed, and plenty of chickens that supplied eggs for those big breakfasts every morning (followed by even larger dinners at noon and suppers in the evenings).—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Tickets are now on sale for the event that will bring together celebrities and skilled cutting horse trainers to raise funds for the medical center.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Yellowstone actor and cutting horse trainer Jake Ream will make his directorial debut on the second picture on the Perlino Pictures slate, The Color of Winter, which is due to film in Utah in the new year.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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In 2019, a Beluga whale turned up on the Norwegian coast wearing a harness that appeared to have a mount for a small camera, sparking speculation that it had been trained to spy for the Russian navy.—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Many pieces were acquired through chance discoveries, including a portrait of George Washington, presidential seal carpet and a horse statue at the pond modeled after Washington’s mount, according to marketing materials.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Community vendors are invited, and guests can participate in signing and singing, a 50/50 raffle and pony rides.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
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The material did not want a dog-and-pony show.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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The famous real-life 19th-century racehorse Lexington is at the center of this expansive novel that travels fluidly between antebellum South and modern-day Washington, DC.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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DeVaux and Ortiz cited Golden Tempo’s growth as a racehorse as decisive to his victory.—
Emily Ohman,
New York Times,
6 June 2026
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Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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But these warhorses have been rejuvenated in startling ways.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Pilots are highly trained to problem solve, and this tiny tool is a go-to travel hack for some of the most frequent flyers.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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High performers do not need another hack.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?—
Drew Zieff,
Outside Online,
16 July 2024
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In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.—
Moira Hodgson,
WSJ,
30 Dec. 2021
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“Quarter horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarter%20horse. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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