How to Use steed in a Sentence

steed

noun
  • The tale of a half-dog, half-coyote girl and her trusty steed.
    Lisa Hanawalt, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The scenic, three-hour round trip lets guests take in the scenery while a trusty steed does the walking.
    Jennifer Franklin, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The steeds lined the candlelit pathway to the party as the mostly...
    Ann Binlot, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2017
  • Rocinante, the steed Don Quixote rode in search of his Dulcinea.
    Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The family donkey who was the mighty steed to his army.
    courant.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • Favorite horse: Bucephalus, the mighty steed of Alexander the Great.
    René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 19 Dec. 2019
  • And — of course — visits and photo ops with Santa and his trusty steeds.
    John Wenzel, The Know, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Then testers grabbed a drill or screwdriver, found a new steed, swapped bindings, and hit the slopes.
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • With one-half of the total score dependent on the horse, riders want to climb on a tough, and ornery, steed.
    Tom McGhee, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2017
  • With the passage of time, minivans with bumper stickers and Hyundai Sonatas eclipsed trusty ole steeds.
    Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • And don’t worry, a step ladder is available to mount your steed.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 1 July 2021
  • Then came the bonus question: ‘‘Bucephalus and Roan Barbary were steeds.
    Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
  • The camper Steinbeck named Rocinante, after Don Quixote’s steed, has found a home at the center.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Maybe players will commandeer their own steed as a horse-like mount and chase the target.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2022
  • One time in 2009, the wee steed decided to make an early exit.
    René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Jack is now trapped beneath the steed, and the shooter is rapidly approaching on his own horse to finish the job.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • When the limo drops them off at Pony Land San Diego, the daters check in and prepare to mount a pair of steeds for a ride along the county’s only horse-friendly beach.
    Michael Benninger, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 31 May 2017
  • Still, the rep added that the barista had turned Aspen and Scout away mostly out of surprise at seeing a noble steed at the window.
    Emily Wang, Teen Vogue, 5 Mar. 2018
  • This isn't the first steed from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that the royal will ride.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Beside him stood a toy horse and a selection of gaudy sombreros for children to wear astride the spotted steed.
    Christopher Sherman, ajc, 25 June 2023
  • Eddie Murphy hasn't moved on from his noble steed quite yet!
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2023
  • In one recent account, the horse patrol had seven steeds.
    Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2017
  • According to a 2009 Science study, the cramped form uncouples the jockey’s movements from that of their steed and keeps the rider steady.
    Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2018
  • Gamers, meanwhile, will be thrilled to finally see a live-action Roach, trusty steed of Geralt.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 July 2019
  • The birds also relieve their noble steeds of irksome biting flies and ticks that call the maritime forest home.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Witcher fans can even name their car Roach, Weber joked, Geralt or Rivia's trusty steed.
    Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The park is big enough for a 12-mile horseback loop too, with rentals at Giant City Stables, or bring your own steed and stay at the park’s equestrian campground.
    Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2018
  • Knights fought with swords, a noble steed pranced, and the anachronistic tinge clearly was intended.
    Scott Craven, azcentral, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Another charger agreed on the pop front, but felt that big mountain riders will want a meatier, stiffer steed.
    Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • And prancing along the route will be the stately steeds of the Arlington Police Department mounted unit.
    Faye Reeder, star-telegram, 2 Nov. 2017

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