Example Sentences

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"When I actually came to the field at the start he actually whinnied at me. He was crying out for help."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

And when his feat was thus complete – he’d won the Triple Crown, He heard the brays and whinnied praise for garnering renown.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2018

Li’l Sebastian Played by: A beautiful angel who has come to Earth in the body of a miniature horse Money quote: Remember that time he whinnied?

From Time • Jan. 14, 2015

But heretical words were whinnied from inside NBC’s Belmont stable: Battaglia predicted that Wicked Strong would win, and Bob Neumeier correctly picked Tonalist.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2014

The hippocampus whinnied as if he liked his new name.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan