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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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Once again, there will be food trucks and a bike corral set up.
—The Know, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Girls lacrosse Senior Karina Bosco sniped five goals to go with two assists, and also corralled eight draw controls to propel Dighton-Rehoboth (2-1) to a 15-8 victory over Taunton in nonleague action.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Security guards held up a yellow rope, establishing a sort of makeshift corral.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Once again, there will be food trucks and a bike corral set up.
—The Know, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Swanson got his glove on Jason Heyward’s game-tying single in the sixth but couldn’t corral it.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Girls lacrosse Senior Karina Bosco sniped five goals to go with two assists, and also corralled eight draw controls to propel Dighton-Rehoboth (2-1) to a 15-8 victory over Taunton in nonleague action.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Corral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corral. Accessed 25 Apr. 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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