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)
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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
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The estate included a 31-room mansion, houses for guests, stables and corrals, a golf course and horse-riding trails.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Cooper corralled it and was engulfed by three 49ers defenders, with his back to the end zone.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The 31-room home with a guest house, stables, corral and an adjacent golf course was set on 360 acres.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The estate included a 31-room mansion, houses for guests, stables and corrals, a golf course and horse-riding trails.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
In the video for the song, Mars corrals his recent collaborators — including Gaga and Rosé — to throw a celebratory party.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Cooper corralled it and was engulfed by three 49ers defenders, with his back to the end zone.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Corral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corral. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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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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