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 on BBC One on 9 and 16 February.
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
The four winds roared in my ears, and one lifted the hair on my scalp, as if the Rider on the Pale Horse had passed by.
From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway
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