Example Sentences

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“At least, I hope they take the horse off that car,” he said, referring to the Ferrari logo of a rearing stallion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Some dairy farms send calves out to third-party calf ranches for rearing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The pair have so far successfully bred at the nest site for three consecutive years, rearing three young in 2023, four in 2024 and a further four in 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Women probably feel like they have more agency in their lives and they can delay child rearing, or even just not have children, that’s also probably a good thing.”

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

But he curbed it, I think, as a resolute rider would curb a rearing steed.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë