1
: a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock
herded the cattle into the corral
2
: an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampment
corralled; corralling
1
: to enclose in a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 1)
corralled the horses
2
: to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral (see corral entry 1 sense 2)
Synonyms
Examples of corral in a Sentence
Noun
the horses live in our corral, along with a cow
Verb
corralled everyone in the conference room for a speech by the CEO
corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk
Recent Examples on the Web
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
As the stands emptied, the bull was taken back into the corrals, where it was killed and then prepared to be eaten as meat.
—James Wagner Luis Antonio Rojas, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
Someone has not returned the shopping cart to the corral?
—James Lileks, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
Producers are now offering a limited number of general admission ($549) and standing corral passes ($1,599) which will go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday, March 1 at stagecoachfestival.com.
—Kelli Skye Fadroski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
Elsewhere on the land are chicken coops, a drip irrigation system, raised bed-garden, glass greenhouse and horse corrals, along with riding and hiking trails leading to the Charmlee Wildnerness Park.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024
Other highlights include a spa with fitness facilities, as well as a swimming pool, boat and well houses, a barn, large corral and access to outdoor activities ranging from horseback riding to scenic rafting trips down the Snake River.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
And the the median kind of served as a corral because of the guardrail.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
The government often uses helicopters to haze wild burros or horses toward a corral before trucking the animals away.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
There’s one main compartment with two interior pockets to corral your travel essentials like your hotel key, wallet, and mascara.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
But the pollsters found that Garvey has successfully corralled conservative voters to his camp.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
He was plucked from relative obscurity to corral the unruly conference after his predecessor as speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), was deposed for working with Democrats to pass other spending measures.
—Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
The San Jose goalie couldn’t quite corral the rebound, and Stankoven tapped it in to cut the lead to two.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
Titus, Alvarez and Grant County Sheriff's Deputy Joshua Kennedy helped lead the animals out of the truck bed and kept them corralled in the highway median while firefighters doused the flames.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2024
Online alerts can help Batch also suggests corralling your bank as a type of accountability partner by setting up mobile alerts that can notify you of large transactions, unusual activity or changes in personal information.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024
After players retreated to the locker room, Davis rushed to the court to corral the flying insects which had begun swarming on one of the overhead cameras on court.
—Ben Church, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Noun
This exotic parade down to a corral on Main Street must have been beyond strange.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
As the stands emptied, the bull was taken back into the corrals, where it was killed and then prepared to be eaten as meat.
—James Wagner Luis Antonio Rojas, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
Someone has not returned the shopping cart to the corral?
—James Lileks, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
Producers are now offering a limited number of general admission ($549) and standing corral passes ($1,599) which will go on sale at 11 a.m. Friday, March 1 at stagecoachfestival.com.
—Kelli Skye Fadroski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024
Elsewhere on the land are chicken coops, a drip irrigation system, raised bed-garden, glass greenhouse and horse corrals, along with riding and hiking trails leading to the Charmlee Wildnerness Park.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024
Other highlights include a spa with fitness facilities, as well as a swimming pool, boat and well houses, a barn, large corral and access to outdoor activities ranging from horseback riding to scenic rafting trips down the Snake River.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
And the the median kind of served as a corral because of the guardrail.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
The government often uses helicopters to haze wild burros or horses toward a corral before trucking the animals away.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Jan. 2024
Verb
Advertisement Smith then failed to corral a potential inning-ending third strike on a foul tip, allowing Harrison Bader to score Alvarez with a single to center — an RBI aided by Andy Pages’ bobbling of the ball in the outfield, negating any attempt for a play at the plate.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
There’s one main compartment with two interior pockets to corral your travel essentials like your hotel key, wallet, and mascara.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
But the pollsters found that Garvey has successfully corralled conservative voters to his camp.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
He was plucked from relative obscurity to corral the unruly conference after his predecessor as speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), was deposed for working with Democrats to pass other spending measures.
—Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
The San Jose goalie couldn’t quite corral the rebound, and Stankoven tapped it in to cut the lead to two.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
Titus, Alvarez and Grant County Sheriff's Deputy Joshua Kennedy helped lead the animals out of the truck bed and kept them corralled in the highway median while firefighters doused the flames.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2024
Online alerts can help Batch also suggests corralling your bank as a type of accountability partner by setting up mobile alerts that can notify you of large transactions, unusual activity or changes in personal information.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2024
After players retreated to the locker room, Davis rushed to the court to corral the flying insects which had begun swarming on one of the overhead cameras on court.
—Ben Church, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Corral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corral. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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corral
1 of 2 noun
cor·ral
kə-ˈral 
1
: a pen for keeping or capturing livestock
2
: an enclosure made with wagons for defense of a camp
corral
2 of 2 verb
corralled; corralling
1
: to keep in or as if in a corral
2
3
: to arrange wagons so as to form a corral
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