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

But there’s more to Sheridan’s oeuvre than cowboys showing off on their horses for the full length of a song.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

There’s all these other things too, like fur coats and porcelain cats and seashells and pewter statues of cowboys.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle