How to Use pond in a Sentence

pond

1 of 2 noun
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  • They moved here from across the pond.
  • Faye the swan was a resident of the pond for over a decade.
    — Marissa G. Muller, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • Ibises and killdeers waded in the pond, but the ducks wouldn’t stop.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The king lived in a coral-block palace on an island in the middle of a pond.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • And the woods can be pocked with streams, ponds and swamps that freeze quickly.
    — Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The teen then went back into the pond to help the uncle and could not stay afloat.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 5 June 2023
  • The couple’s gravestones will be by a willow tree at the edge of the pond.
    — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • On this side of the pond, however, it’s been a tougher sell.
    — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
  • But sometimes, the big fish should stay in the small pond to defend the minnows from the sharks.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • One of a kind three story brick home overlooks the pond on Schiller Park.
    — Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The existing lake to the south would be expanded, and two ponds would lie west of the lake.
    — Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The land that the Basin School District’s schools sit on used to be a pond that had been dredged by miners.
    — Asia Fields, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2023
  • There's also a picnic area and restroom by the duck pond.
    — Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Campbell was in a pond near the Obamas’ home, but the Obamas were not there at the time, police said.
    — Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
  • It’s been a while since the Tigers and Tide were consistently fishing in the same pond, so to speak.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The pond, two or three acres in extent, teemed with pike, pickerel, and perch.
    — Don Holm, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
  • That water draws heat from the cores of the site’s six reactors and from the ponds where spent fuel rods are stored.
    — Will Wade, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2023
  • The question extended beyond the worn grass and murky pond of the campus.
    — TIME, 12 Jan. 2024
  • His pitch shot to the green landed on the putting surface but had too much spin and rolled backward into the pond.
    — Bill Pennington Doug Mills, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Two of them allegedly pinned down Faye, who was nesting near the pond.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
  • The pond in question extends from alongside a skate park and a Fred Meyer store.
    — Matt Thompson, Spin, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The group posted photos and videos of a red van being pulled from the pond in Orlando.
    — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2024
  • There are also two back decks connected to the house — one of which overlooks a koi pond.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2023
  • The descent is followed by a leisurely stroll past a scenic pond and former mill site.
    — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The work at the pond started small and without consistency.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
  • This alarm works for more than just above-ground and in-ground pools—it can also be used in indoor pools, small ponds, or hot tubs.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2023
  • The edges of beaver ponds and meandering lowland seeps are hotspots.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Likewise, largemouths living in small farm ponds go nuts for this lure.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • It's set within a pine and fir forest, complete with picturesque lakes and ponds.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2023
  • His body was found 14 days later less than a half-mile from the facility, lying in a swamp next to a pond.
    — Steven Rich, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
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pond

2 of 2 verb
  • The pair had called the village pond their home for over a decade.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 1 June 2023
  • It has been proven deadly to pond snails, which are pulmonates just like land snails.
    — Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Rain could pond up roads and lead to localized flash flooding, Petr said.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
  • There are solar panels on the roof and a leafy garden and pond in the back, and inside there are living walls and nets for lounging in.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Be ready for puddles and ponding on your walk, drive or ride Tuesday morning.
    — Rosemarie Stein, OregonLive.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • That means poor drainage issues are possible (ponding on the roads) as well as some small streams could rise quickly.
    — Fox61 Weather Team, courant.com, 12 July 2017
  • Before the summer is out, one of America's stealth fighters will head across to pond to be stationed in Europe.
    — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2018
  • Diners can take the food to-go or sit at the deck picnic tables at Millwright’s, which overlook the Hop Brook mill pond waterfall behind the restaurant.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2022
  • The project includes digging the retention ponds several feet deeper and adding a new pump system.
    — Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • The ground is quite soggy from melted snow and recent rain across the region, so water will likely quickly pond in areas.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Water will pond and fill ditches and small streams, according to the special weather statement.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 16 July 2021
  • Heavy showers and ponding on roads could hamper the Monday morning commute.
    — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Since October 30, the lava flow has not advanced, but number of small breakouts have occurred the main front of the flow, especially where the flow has been able to pond and inflate.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2014
  • If more heated water and steam is allowed to reach the surface, then more ice can melt and pond until it is catastrophically released as a flood.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2014
  • Also ponding on the roads is likely, and slide activity is possible in areas prone to slides.
    — oregonlive, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Diners can spread out on the picnic tables on the deck, which are covered with tiki umbrellas and some of which overlook the Hop Brook mill pond waterfall behind the restaurant.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 22 June 2021
  • Dozens of tables displayed everything from healthy foods and recycling information to how to grow a lot of food in a little space to lake and pond management.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Because of all the snow melt that took place on Thursday, there could be a few areas of ice Friday morning, especially where water may have dripped from the roof and elsewhere where water ponded.
    — Gary Lessor, courant.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • This could lead to ponding on the roads, high water areas across streets and freeways and generally hazardous driving conditions.
    — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The 2015 coal ash rules essentially forced U.S. utilities to switch to dry coal ash disposal, but there are old coal ash ponds across the country, stretching hundreds of acres and containing millions of tons of ash that now have to be dealt with.
    — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The resident likely became infected while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond in Georgia, the health department said.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 July 2023
  • Fugitive thoughts pitch up, the mind’s coronas— an affair among redwoods in Inverness, a summer shower, ponds gold-lit in Laguna— from memory, phantoms and their auras.
    — Garrett Hongo, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • The first phase of the project, from January to February, addressed ponding on the trail with the installation of a new drainage system to better manage stormwater runoff collecting in the corridor, the Parks Department said.
    — Jesse Garza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2018
  • Methodically paddling along rivers, marshes and ponds in a kayak during the warmer months, is one of more relaxing outdoor activities.
    — Courtney Campbell, goodhousekeeping.com, 12 May 2023
  • As the seas swell and salty water seeps deep underground, the quality of soil for farming, ponds for washing and rivers for cultivating freshwater fish and crustaceans become severely degraded.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 May 2023
  • On Thursday, local forecasters warned large swaths of the Hoosier State were facing drought conditions, where below-average precipitation could lead to low water levels in creeks and ponds as well as stunted crops.
    — Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2023
  • Quinn’s Pond reopened for recreational use last week; however, Esther Simplot Park ponds remain closed until testing shows that bacteria levels have dropped below the state threshold for safety.
    — Nicole Blanchard, idahostatesman, 2 July 2017
  • The sanctuary-like grounds feature multi-level koi ponds amid beautiful landscaping designed by renowned Japanese landscape architect and designer Kimio Kimura.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Following the complete reconstruction of Blackhawk, ponding issues should be virtually eliminated.
    — Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 21 June 2018
  • The pair had called the village pond their home for over a decade.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 1 June 2023

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