homesteader

Example Sentences

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“I also had this growing desire to be a homesteader for real. And then after a while I was just like, ‘I grew a tomato!

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

Ultimately, Ludvig’s is the story of a homesteader and Arcel treats it with the iconography and grandeur of a classic western, Scandinavian style.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

It all goes back to her father, Isaac Newton, the homesteader, and his perennial financial problems.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023

It’s 1915 California, and Adelaide, a young Black woman, flees for Montana after her parents die, hoping to become a homesteader.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023

He offered $15 an installment, “preferably monthly,” until my claim was proved up and I was no longer a homesteader.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson