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

In that thing about the cowboys with Hoss….

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

These weren’t the cowboys of the Hollywood western; these cowboys were Black, a few were Native American.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

I had seen pictures of cowboys in books and magazines, and this fellow didn’t exactly look like a cowboy.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns