cattleman

Example Sentences

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Instead of opting for a quiet retirement in town, as his family hoped, Mr. Rey would remain a cattleman: He had rented another ranch a four-day journey away.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

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

In Kansas, 65-year-old cattleman Mike Limon thought he had beaten COVID-19 and went back to work for a few days.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021

Instead, he described himself as a farmer and cattleman.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2021

In 1912, at nineteen, he’d packed a bag, like Huck Finn lighting out for the Territory, and gone to live with his uncle, a domineering cattleman named William K. Hale, in Fairfax.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann