sheepherder

Example Sentences

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His grandfather had been a sheepherder when he was young and a pastor when he was older.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022

On “Perfect Strangers,” which I adored as a girl, Balki Bartokomous was a childlike sheepherder who arrived to Chicago from a strange land, the fictional island of Mypos, where telephones and indoor plumbing were scarce.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

Sen. Paul Laxalt — the son of a Basque immigrant sheepherder.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2021

His mother died of cancer several months after he was born, and his father sent the boy and a sister to live with their grandparents in Montrose, Colo., while he worked as a sheepherder.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2018

Confused, the sheepherder invoked Saint Anthony’s aid, even though that saint possessed nowhere near Santa Inez’s power when it came to locating lost pets.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols