plural steeds
literary or humorous
: a horse used or trained for riding : a spirited horse
The act opens with a princess on a white steed prancing about the ring.—
Howard Chua-Eoan
Howard Chua-EoanA 14th-century silk scroll elegantly depicts an elite … warrior brandishing a sword from his steed.—Smithsonian
SmithsonianThink of him [Napoléon Bonaparte] in [Jacques-Louis] David's portrait astride a fiery steed while he points his lance at the Alps.—Letitia Grierson
Letitia GriersonIn front of a corral of horses, we meet our designated wranglers, who match us up with a user-friendly steed.—Roberta Grant
—sometimes used figuratively for something (such as a bicycle or an automobile) being likened to a horseRoberta Grant… an offseason of building new cars or getting their trusty old steed out of the barn … came down to this one moment. Race time.—Mark Kane
Mark KaneOnce on your faithful steed, you can cycle pretty much anywhere alongside Amsterdam's famous canals …—Helen Coffey
Helen CoffeyExamples of steed in a Sentence
a brave knight and his noble steed
the knight mounted his trusty steed
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Horses brought the firefighting apparatus and a big steed, aptly named Goliath, sensed the danger and ran out of the way, not before being injured.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
That left only Louverture’s charging steed — representing Haiti’s founding moment — against a lush tropical backdrop and azure sky.
—Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Rent your steed from Red Raven and let those chunky-monkey tires carry you along the area's 50 miles of trails.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
That left only Louverture’s charging steed — representing Haiti’s founding moment — against a lush tropical backdrop and azure sky.
—Stefanie Dazio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Rent your steed from Red Raven and let those chunky-monkey tires carry you along the area's 50 miles of trails.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for steed
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“Steed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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steed
noun
: horse entry 1 sense 1a
especially
: a lively horse
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