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
Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 July 2024
They’re either sold at auction or held in corrals and fields.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Despite his significant first-term accomplishments—shepherding a post-Covid economic recovery, passing more major legislation than any President since Lyndon Johnson, corralling the west against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine—Biden remains underwater with voters.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 23 July 2024
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Noun
New Hampshire teen corrals out-of-control boat Father-son duo caught on video springing into action to stop an unmanned powerboat spinning in circles on Lake Winnipesaukee.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 July 2024
They’re either sold at auction or held in corrals and fields.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
Verb
The guys had to work together to corral hundreds of sheep and get them through a wooden gate.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Despite his significant first-term accomplishments—shepherding a post-Covid economic recovery, passing more major legislation than any President since Lyndon Johnson, corralling the west against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine—Biden remains underwater with voters.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 23 July 2024
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“Corral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corral. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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