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How to use horned in a sentence

20 example sentences · adjective

Horned means having horns. Example: “A goat is a horned animal.”

Examples of horned by meaning

adjectiveHaving horns.

  • A goat is a horned animal.

More sentences with horned

  • At a hundred and thirty pounds, Altman is poised as a clothespin, fierce as a horned owl.2016 October 3, Tad Friend, “Sam Altman’s Manifest Destiny”, in The New Yorker. From the entry clothespin
  • Narrowfruit horned beaksedge is very similar and occurs in similar habitats, but is less common.2012 February 1, Michael L. Schummer, Heath M. Hagy, K. Sarah Fleming, Joshua C. Cheshier, James T. Callicutt, “Beakrush, beaksedge…. From the entry beaksedge
  • Broadfruit horned beaksedge is also similar but is restricted to the lower coastal plain areas of Mississippi.2012 February 1, Michael L. Schummer, Heath M. Hagy, K. Sarah Fleming, Joshua C. Cheshier, James T. Callicutt, “Beakrush, beaksedge…. From the entry beaksedge
  • The stang represents the horned god and the masculine force of nature.2006 January 7, Lady Sabrina, Exploring Wicca, Updated Edition, →ISBN, page 87. From the entry stang
  • Instead, the larger great horned owl will eat spotted owls, owlings, or eggs whenever it can.1994, Cascade Holistic Economic Consultants, Different drummer magazine, volume 1, number 1, page 22. From the entry owling
  • Otherwise, both horned and poll sheep continue to be bred from an inner stud.1970, The Pastoral review, volume 80, page 457. From the entry poll
  • On one clay tablet, for example, he is shown wearing a horned crown, resembling, Rey adds, “a god-like figure.”2025 March 20, Hadani Ditmars, “Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets discovered in Iraq reveal intricate details of how empire was governed”…. From the entry clay tablet
  • The oxishly horned devil in Legend mesmerized me.2017 July 31, Debi Moore, quoting Benjamin Percy, “Guest Post: Benjamin Percy Faces His Digital Demons for The Dark Net”, in Dread…. From the entry oxishly
  • Some people also saw pythons among the tombs, and in Tatan Island there were even rumors of horned snakes.2015 October 3, “金門還有巨蟒嗎? [Do giant snakes still live on Kinmen?]”, in Clare Lear, transl., Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry Tatan
  • The camera backs away to the killcam view, the Samurai striking hard at the exposed, taut neck of the horned demon.2014, Cole, Nick, Soda pop soldier, Harper Voyager, page 285. From the entry killcam
  • As a guide to start your collection we'd suggest either iguanas, tejus, swifts, basilisks, horned toads or alligator lizards.1965 March, Boys' Life, page 52. From the entry basilisk
  • The importance of cows in Kigali is on show at the King’s Palace Museum, which is home to a herd of long horned Inyambo cattle.2021 April 13, Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, “The gleaming city that emerged from turmoil in the heart of Africa”, in CNN. From the entry Kigali
  • He stood around ten feet tall, had muscles the size of car tires, and wore a horned helmet, chest plate, plateskirt, and large, brown boots.2018, J.H. Hutchins, “The Finale”, in Dhampir (Avalon; 1), ASIN B07DN2WGBS. From the entry plateskirt
  • I look up to ask Guy another question and notice, seemingly out of nowhere, a great horned owl sitting opposite me, near Lynette.2014, Jane Peranteau, Jumping, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry Harry-Potterish
  • Groups of horned devils dance through the streets, brandishing tridents that spout fireworks and generally flouting every safety rule in the book.2013, Time Out Barcelona, 15th edition, Ebury Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry correfoc
  • Adad was often depicted in human form, standing on a bull and wearing a horned headdress and a tiered skirt decorated with stars.1998, Tamra Andrews, Dictionary of Nature Myths, Oxford, published 2000, page 4. From the entry adad
  • Dionysus, once the great goat-god, turned into horned and hooved Satan, the scapegoat, who was banished (as the escape-goat) and later sacrificially burned (holocausted).1995, Janice Hocker Rushing, “Evolution of ‘The New Frontier’ in Alien and Aliens: Patriarchal Co-optation of the Feminine Archetype”, in…. From the entry holocaust
  • Looking out at the gloomy silent withered forests, Bond thought that nothing could be living in them except bats and scorpions, horned toads and black widow spiders.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 123. From the entry black widow
  • I'll admit, this place creeps me out, but Slytherins out there will enjoy viewing (and holding) over 50 types of snakes and reptiles, including bearded dragons, horned frogs, and tarantulas.2013, Michele Bigley, Explorer's Guide Northern California, The Countryman Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 409. From the entry Slytherin

Meaning of horned

  1. adjective Having horns.
  2. adjective Cuckolded.

Full definition of horned

Questions about horned in a sentence

How do you use horned in a sentence?
Horned is used as an adjective. For example: “A goat is a horned animal.”
What is a short sentence with horned?
“A goat is a horned animal.”
What does horned mean?
Horned means having horns.

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