horse show
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of horse show
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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I said, “I’ve got a horse show on this Sunday. You want to come?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
McCartney said she first saw him at a London horse show and was impressed with his work.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
Still, in the days afterward, she t urned up at a horse show, opened a subway line and toured the Chelsea Flower Show in a chauffeur-driven royal buggy - a sort of luxurious golf cart.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2022
In May 1942, the princesses competed for the Whitehall team in the Landon School horse show.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2021
He did not mind writing garden club features, school board reports, horse show notices, golden anniversary announcements—he pruned them as carefully as he pruned his hedges, rounding them toward perfection.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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