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horseman

[hawrs-muhn] / ˈhɔrs mən /


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Antonio Obá’s painting of a monk-like horseman at Mendes Wood DM, his copper-hued cloak glimmering under a turquoise sky while his gaze pierces the viewer, is a small master class in paint-handling and color theory.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

Each horseman inherits his role from an older male relative, making the cuadrillas, as the battles are called, the domain of just a few families.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2024

It just makes you feel like a good horseman, and that’s always what I wanted to be.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2023

An accomplished horseman raised in a British aristocratic family and trained at the Royal Military Academy, Wingate was also something of a rebel.

From Salon Oct. 28, 2023

Billy Lee had to be very good on a horse to stay with “the best horseman of his age, and the most graceful figure that could be seen on horseback,” as Thomas Jefferson called Washington.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Surging IPO activity is one of the four horsemen of a market bubble, says this portfolio manager.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Opposition supporters marched behind horsemen dressed as hussars -- Hungary's historic light cavalry formation.

From Barron's Mar. 15, 2026

Across the gold-leaf ground, horsemen of the avant-garde charge into the indigo ocean, firing arrows in pursuit of the fleeing Taira clan boats.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

Figuring out the purse for 34 of the 35 graded stakes races at Santa Anita is, for horsemen anyway, maddeningly simple: Just look up the minimum purse required in North America.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 25, 2025

Four horsemen armed with muskets blocked our way.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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