Pale Horse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Pale Horse
First recorded in 1640–50; after the Biblical pale horse on which Death rides (Revelation 6:8)
Example Sentences
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Conservative social media personality Ella Maulding is seen talking on the phone outside of the offices of Pale Horse Strategies in Fort Worth on Oct.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2023
Pale Horse, Pale Rider gives the bones of this experience to its protagonist, Miranda Gay.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2020
The Pale Horse is set in 1961, the year of Tushingham’s break into stardom.
From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2020
One book, called "Behold a Pale Horse," written in 1991 by William Cooper, says that the limousine driver, a secret service agent, shot Kennedy.
From Golf Digest • Oct. 26, 2017
To have discerned the Pale Horse so near and for so long a space awakens new moods, and strangely alters the old perspectives of our life.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 6: Harriet Martineau by Morley, John
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