1
a
: foal
especially
: a male foal
b
: a young male horse that is usually not castrated and has not attained an arbitrarily designated age (such as four years)
2
: a young untried person
Examples of colt in a Sentence
a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice
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Trainer Michael McCarthy saddled the 3-year-old colt to a masterful win Saturday in 1 minute, 55.47 seconds.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
Getty Images Notably absent from the race, however, was Sovereignty, the 3-year-old colt who won the Kentucky Derby.
—CBS News, 17 May 2025
Kenny McPeek, who won the Kentucky Derby last year with Mystik Dan, regrets running his colt back in two weeks.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
What to Know Sovereignty, a 3-year-old colt, upset favored Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
Getty Images Notably absent from the race, however, was Sovereignty, the 3-year-old colt who won the Kentucky Derby.
—CBS News, 17 May 2025
Kenny McPeek, who won the Kentucky Derby last year with Mystik Dan, regrets running his colt back in two weeks.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
What to Know Sovereignty, a 3-year-old colt, upset favored Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for colt
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“Colt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colt. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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colt
noun1
: foal entry 1
especially
: a young male horse
2
: an inexperienced young person
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