How to Use gallop in a Sentence

gallop

1 of 2 verb
  • I grabbed my books and galloped out the door.
  • He mounted his horse and galloped off to sound the alarm.
  • The horse galloped toward us.
  • She galloped her horse toward us.
  • The program gallops through early American history.
  • Porter did the rest and galloped his way down the middle of the field to give the Lancers the lead.
    J.l. Kirven, Cincinnati.com, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Wild horses gallop through the rolling sand dunes and graze at Stafford Field.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The Mustangs gallop to a ninth region title in the last 11 years.
    Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al, 8 Oct. 2019
  • In the horse-centric culture of the Pampas, her first idea is to gallop hard.
    S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • But in Hong Kong, the races gallop on with strict precautions in place.
    Kristie Lu Stout, CNN, 31 Mar. 2020
  • The race-horses who gallop here in summer are snug in their stalls.
    Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 5 May 2021
  • Just loosen the reins on the galloping horse of restriction?
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Bailey, Raven and Elmer galloped over and through about 10 inches of snow.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Horan carves out a bit of space on the left, and her cross meets a galloping Morgan right in front of Telford.
    Andrew Keh, New York Times, 2 July 2019
  • Marchand galloped up left wing and zipped home his second goal of the night with a hard snap off the left wing that banged in off the far post.
    BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Bold horseman gallop up a green hill into a swarm of spears.
    Will Bedingfield, Wired, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Active at night, the bats gallop along the ground, approaching their prey on all fours.
    National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Or that your spouse needs help controlling the reigns; or that your daughter loves to gallop.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
  • The tent floorboards rumbled from the thumping D.J. booth and hooves galloping on the beach mere inches in front of the structure.
    Holly Peterson, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • The horses gallop and rear with such realism and frenzy the viewer feels compelled to jump out of the way.
    Claudine Doury, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
  • There’s no pressure to gallop off into the sunset full speed ahead.
    Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • There are always dark horses that gallop up out of nowhere, and schedules can change during the best of times.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2022
  • On the fringe of a quiet golf course in the foothills outside San Diego, music from the Highwaymen galloped from the sound system.
    Scott Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2023
  • The poor beleaguered horse would gallop and kick; the monkey would scream; the audience would roar.
    Stephen Greenblatt, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Wild horses roam free, galloping along the seaside crests of rocky hills.
    Benjamin Lowy, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2020
  • The junior sidestepped his man and galloped all the way to the end zone for a 96-yard score, the longest touchdown pass in Buffs football history.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Lastly, there’s the Wild Hunt, the ghost-like riders that gallop through the sky and kidnap humans from the Continent.
    Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2023
  • Like a gazelle galloping through a meadow, Imani Perez maneuvers up and down the floor for the Mullen Mustangs.
    Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Royal had been raised at a fox-hunting club, galloping hard over fields and fences.
    Elizabeth G. Rowan, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2023
  • With the support of stable hands and a canine companion, the horse is able to regain its strength and gallop on.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com, 4 Feb. 2022
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gallop

2 of 2 noun
  • The horse was at full gallop.
  • He mounted his horse and took off at a gallop.
  • We went for a gallop through the countryside.
  • A young elk gallops across the road in front of our car.
    Michael Lewis, The Hive, 2 Aug. 2017
  • Then, in sync, the herd turns 90 degrees and gallops out of the frame.
    WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Over time the agreements slowed the arms race from a gallop to a jog.
    Jessica T. Mathews, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2020
  • On the gallop out, this horse flew, so watch out next race.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2021
  • On the gallop out the horse still looked loaded and passed the winner.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2019
  • The third horse gallops when the whip touches its skin.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2023
  • Who doesn't want to hear this as their car gallops along?
    Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Nine One One was in the stretch 12 days ago and made a nice late move to run third and on the gallop out pass the winner.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2021
  • The remaining gaits are the walk and gallop and are used to study a horse’s motion, physics, and style.
    Megan Woodward, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The horses abruptly turned and, at full gallop, returned to the barn.
    Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Because the words are the same as before, the passage gets taken in faster, in a gallop of fear and flight.
    The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2019
  • But this was a straight-line story of a dream taking off in full gallop.
    Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 20 July 2021
  • And at Churchill Downs, a bronze of the thoroughbred Barbaro stands in full gallop, a jockey in the tack.
    New York Times, 28 May 2021
  • Luebbe was untouched during his 70-yard gallop and the Panthers took the lead.
    James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 26 May 2020
  • Thanks to a perfect ball from Wilson, Milne was able to come down with the 78-yard catch and gallop for a touchdown.
    Joseph Salvador, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2020
  • Then the bay colt breaks into a gallop, running smoothly along the rail.
    Danielle Lerner, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2017
  • FG Jess Seis goes on to win the work by a head and then displays a terrific gallop out.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Also on Friday, the training track will be open for gallops in the morning.
    John Cherwa, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
  • Sunday’s result: Del Mar Drama sat off the pace and made a late move to finish fourth and then cruised on the gallop out.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2021
  • Moose are even bigger at a gallop, and this one was galloping right at us!
    Dara Dokas, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Huge gallop out in last; gets two turns today; will improve lots.
    Michael Beychok, NOLA.com, 15 Jan. 2021
  • And then, suddenly, what had been a gallop became a grind.
    Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Derick Coulanges added the next two scores, headlined by a 30-yard gallop.
    Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022
  • So on Friday morning, Gorder had her gallop on the muddy track.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 19 May 2018
  • Ran a closing second last out at five furlongs on turf to miss by only ¾ of a length and passed the winner on the gallop out.
    John Cherwa, latimes.com, 6 July 2019
  • Twenty years later, the horse won’t start without a 20-minute gallop.
    Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2020
  • Harry Barlow, a speedster from England, caught the last one at full gallop and raced in for the winning try.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021

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