cattleman

Example Sentences

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Freddy Nieto, a fourth-generation cattleman on a ranch near the Rio Grande, hasn’t seen the infamous screwworm for himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

All possessed wealth due to their headrights—and the Osage Tribal Council suspected that a prominent local white cattleman, William K. Hale, might be to blame.

From National Geographic • Sep. 15, 2023

Working with landowners, agencies and conservation groups, the Olympia-area cattleman deploys his animals with multiple goals in mind.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

A cattleman with owlish glasses and a pinched smile, the real Hale had nurtured such close relations with the local Native American population that he was revered, Grann writes, “as King of the Osage Hills.”

From New York Times • May 20, 2023

The tradition of the frontier cattleman is as tenderly nurtured in Texas as is the hint of Norman blood in England.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck