How to Use horseshoe in a Sentence

horseshoe

noun
  • The lake was a horseshoe surrounded by tall pine trees.
  • To the right is the kitchen, which is shaped like a horseshoe.
    — Boston.com Real Estate, 17 Oct. 2019
  • On the ninth turn, a nasty horseshoe-shape curve, his luck ran out.
    — New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The front bumper is attached to the curved end of the horseshoe.
    — Ray Hutton, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Her name is inscribed on one horseshoe and on a brass saddle plate.
    — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a horseshoe pitch on one side of the fog signal building.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Getting close is good enough, as if running the city were a game of horseshoes.
    — Stu Bykofsky, Philly.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Grab a spot at the horseshoe bar to watch the kitchen-and-cocktail bustle.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • But as the old saying goes, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Next spring, plans are to build horseshoe pits and plant a vegetable garden.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Farm supply stores sell items like horseshoes and bits for just a few dollars apiece.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2024
  • No, the noise won’t get to a team whose logo is a horseshoe but could be a pair of earmuffs.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2019
  • To me, that horseshoe on the side of the helmet is still the greatest logo in sports.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The staff behind the horseshoe bar prepped for the after-work flurry to come.
    — Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 12 July 2017
  • Next, forge the horseshoe as requested and take it to the man in charge of the stable.
    — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The buildings will form a horseshoe shape and have a scenic view of the nearby pond and the mountains.
    — Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This 10-piece set includes two stakes, four horseshoes, and four rings for a fun game of ring toss.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 14 June 2024
  • Today’s horseshoes still have the exact same broad body plan, the same curved shell and the same long spike-like tail.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There's a swimming pool and creek for the kids to splash in, plus a horseshoe pit and basketball courts.
    — Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
  • There are five horses hidden in each room and horseshoes on the ground lead players from one room to the next.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
  • The car bends through the low-speed horseshoe smoothly with perhaps a hiccup at the exit.
    — Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The core of the site is 10 barracks arranged in a horseshoe around a parade ground.
    — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Jan. 2018
  • False River is a lake about 16 miles long in roughly the shape of a horseshoe.
    — Lindsay Bierman, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2012
  • The wide-leg jeans, also called balloon or horseshoe jeans, flare at the thighs and taper at the ankles.
    — Antonio Fuentes, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
  • This all-rubber horseshoe set is perfect for any backyard party.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Ice-cold lemonade and lawn games—like horseshoes or cornhole—bring it all together.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 14 June 2026
  • Four-leaf clovers, horseshoes or rabbit’s feet are believed to bring good luck and protection.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Wilson performed under a large video screen stylized like a horseshoe.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The horseshoe silhouette adds volume and shape to an outfit while still being easy to work with.
    — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The basement is unfinished, and there is a Bocce court and a horseshoe pit on the front lawn.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019

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