ranch hand
Example Sentences
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Ryan Bingham became a known name in a great many households through his 2018-24 stint as Walker, the musical, out-of-place ranch hand on the hit television series “Yellowstone.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
In 1964, he exaggerated his skills as an equestrian to be enlisted as a ranch hand in the Kimberley region of northwestern Australia, where he first encountered Indigenous people and cultures.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2023
One of his first film roles came in 1939’s “Of Mice and Men” in the uncredited part of a ranch hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023
In 1964, he signed up as a ranch hand, known as a jackeroo, after embellishing his abilities on horseback, and was sent to the Kimberley, a vast region in northwestern Australia.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023
“More dangerous than what we encountered last night? Please. He’s probably a ranch hand from some isolated ranchito out there. He might even be from Hacienda Dorada,” Velia said, and opened the door.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
