huntsman
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Sean McAloon, huntsman with the Fermanagh Harriers, said he has been hunting from the age of two and is opposed to any ban.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Yet Fred’s whispery mumble made his words individually precious, like the feathery footprint of a Pleistocene huntsman on a windswept piece of stone.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
Andrii Ishchuk, as Hilarion, the huntsman in love with Giselle, struggled — and repeatedly failed — to keep his pulled above his nose.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Sent by an evil queen to capture an escaped princess, a huntsman instead becomes the young woman’s protector and helps her in her quest to regain control of her kingdom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
I learned woodcraft from a huntsman named Laclith who traveled with us for nearly a whole season.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
![]()
Instead of a four-wheeler or motorbike, the huntsmen are instead sitting on their couch, which is propelled by their motorized living room.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Two huntsmen from the Scottish Borders have been found guilty of breaching fox-hunting law.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2017
Hunter-gatherers certainly put their big brains to good use: They were sophisticated naturalists, toolmakers, huntsmen and politicians, not least because they could pool their knowledge and coordinate their actions through language.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2016
Had they ridden to hounds with their tenants, as 19th-century English gentlemen huntsmen did, then cheered them as they sent in the terriers, it might also have helped their cause.
From Economist ● Mar. 5, 2015
The huntsmen had retraced their steps halfway to Winterfell without finding any sign of where the Starks might have parted company with the direwolves.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
![]()