: a female horse or other equine animal especially when fully mature or of breeding age
plural maria
ˈmär-ē-ə 
also mares
ˈmär-(ˌ)āz
also mares
ˈmär-(ˌ)āz
: any of several mostly flat dark areas of considerable extent on the surface of the moon or Mars
obsolete
: an evil preternatural being causing nightmares
Examples of mare in a Sentence
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
In June 2023, the sovereign saddled up on a black mare named Noble for his ceremonial role as Colonel in Chief of the seven regiments of the Household Division of the British Army.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Horse racing’s biggest star closes from dead last, but Blame holds off the 6-year-old mare and wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic under the lights Churchill Downs.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
The chestnut mare named Pretty Runaway, 7, is a quarter horse living on a mostly woman-run farm in Cameron, Ontario, her groom Autumn Purdy, known as @Emilyautumnmoto on TikTok, told McClatchy News in a phone interview.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
More accomplished riders can help round up the mares and foals; others can book an Argentine polo teacher for lessons.
—Sarah Marshall, Travel, 23 Jan. 2024
The D’Amato-Brown rivalry will peak in the Matriarch — a one-mile run on the grass for older fillies and mares.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
Sitting astride a calm chestnut mare, his eyes closed, the soldier draws in a deep breath.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
Inside the sport’s push to solve a formidable problem
June 9, 2023
Mulvihill gave the encounter a lot of thought and settled on an unnamed horse that was still considered a foal because he hadn’t been weaned from his mother, a mare named Dance Card.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
Noun
The 6-year-old mare, ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, wins the $200,000 Vanity Handicap by a half-length over St Trinians at Hollywood Park.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
In June 2023, the sovereign saddled up on a black mare named Noble for his ceremonial role as Colonel in Chief of the seven regiments of the Household Division of the British Army.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Horse racing’s biggest star closes from dead last, but Blame holds off the 6-year-old mare and wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic under the lights Churchill Downs.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
The chestnut mare named Pretty Runaway, 7, is a quarter horse living on a mostly woman-run farm in Cameron, Ontario, her groom Autumn Purdy, known as @Emilyautumnmoto on TikTok, told McClatchy News in a phone interview.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
More accomplished riders can help round up the mares and foals; others can book an Argentine polo teacher for lessons.
—Sarah Marshall, Travel, 23 Jan. 2024
The D’Amato-Brown rivalry will peak in the Matriarch — a one-mile run on the grass for older fillies and mares.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
Sitting astride a calm chestnut mare, his eyes closed, the soldier draws in a deep breath.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2023
Inside the sport’s push to solve a formidable problem
June 9, 2023
Mulvihill gave the encounter a lot of thought and settled on an unnamed horse that was still considered a foal because he hadn’t been weaned from his mother, a mare named Dance Card.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
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“Mare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mare. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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