pony
noun
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 inches/146 centimeters).
ponies
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pluralof pony.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They intend to lean heavily on their starting pitchers in an age when they have been transformed from workhorses into show ponies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
He once told a lobbyist who raised quarter horses that he owned a herd of polo ponies, just to one-up him.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Growing up around horses and with his father a jockey, the singer said he loved ponies and eventually started riding racehorses at 14 years old.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
In South Bank, we see a group of teenagers tend three ponies tethered on the grass.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
So I just stood there with monkeys, dollars, ponies, and .22s running around in my head, and waited while Grandpa cut all kinds of didos.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
