hooves
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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That sound of hooves isn't retreating reindeer, but advancing Red Bulls.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
If the clomping hooves from the first horseman’s approaching steed got too loud, we’d just turn the music up.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
Best among them is the picture of a woman who tugs on a goat’s hooves, the animal largely out of frame, struggling against its weight as she grips a blade between her teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The most unexpected discovery came from the larger mummy's hind feet: this dinosaur had hooves.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025
Steam rose from their backs, and they shook their heads and stamped their hooves.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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