: a body of water usually smaller than a lake
a fishing pond
—sometimes used with the to refer informally or facetiously to the Atlantic Ocean
ponded; ponding; ponds
: to block (something, such as a stream) to create a pond
: to collect in or form a pond
Examples of pond in a Sentence
Noun
They moved here from across the pond.
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Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Not to mention there’s the lingering threat of America imposing a 25 percent tariff on scotch whisky that has the industry on the other side of the pond worried as well.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
For example, the ancient Wampanoag people relied on the ponds for sustenance.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
One of the company’s projects is the stormwater pond at Exercisfältet, a rehabilitation of a former military training site in Uppsala, Sweden.
—Kotaro Okada, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Hugh died a long time ago, but anyone who passes his creation can still freely sit on the edges of its pond and fish.
—Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Not to mention there’s the lingering threat of America imposing a 25 percent tariff on scotch whisky that has the industry on the other side of the pond worried as well.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
For example, the ancient Wampanoag people relied on the ponds for sustenance.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
One of the company’s projects is the stormwater pond at Exercisfältet, a rehabilitation of a former military training site in Uppsala, Sweden.
—Kotaro Okada, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Pond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pond. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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