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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And, earlier this year, Ella Maulding moved from Mississippi to Fort Worth to work as a social media coordinator for Pale Horse Strategies.
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
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
In 1961, Pressburger wrote a novel called Killing a Mouse on Sunday, which was made into a 1964 film called Behold a Pale Horse.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2012
Death on the Pale Horse West 194 61.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.
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