cowboys

Example Sentences

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At the time, however, the frontier – with its rugged cowboys, miners and railroad men – defined American manhood.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

“It’s like, Really? You bunch of cowboys in the garage in California think you can do what government programs at billions of dollars and decades have not yet achieved. Who do you think you are?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The Mexican cowboys became adept at everything from calving to branding to overseeing the kind of long-distance cattle drives that later became a staple of the western.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

“Thieves are normally going to go back to what they know, and cowboys know livestock,” says Brittain.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

A bunch of little boys, smaller than even me, come toward us, dressed as a pack of cowboys.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle