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)
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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Noun
There are plenty of reasons someone might need to leave their cart in an area that is in fact not the corral.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2025
Islamism—not Islam—corrals both public discourse and political legitimacy over all Muslims.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Verb
Elgin police and animal control officers faced a challenge trying to wrangle the runaway, needing about 15 minutes — and the lure of carrots — to corral him, the family said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Fold linens neatly, use decorative baskets to corral smaller pieces, and work in a couple of decorative items such as a pretty storage box to dress up the piece.
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“Corral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corral. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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