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
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
The cowboys stopped to let the grinning local children sit on the backs of their horses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
His extreme endurance also impressed the cowboys, especially when he rode hundreds of miles, spending all day and night in the saddle, without complaint.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
