sheepherder
Example Sentences
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We repacked our gear and followed large bear tracks up the trail into Deadman Canyon, named for Alfred Moniere, a sheepherder whose long-ago burial is marked by a carved wooden sign.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
His grandfather had been a sheepherder when he was young and a pastor when he was older.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
Sen. Paul Laxalt — the son of a Basque immigrant sheepherder.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2021
His mother died of cancer several months after he was born, and his father sent the boy and a sister to live with their grandparents in Montrose, Colo., while he worked as a sheepherder.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2018
Confused, the sheepherder invoked Saint Anthony’s aid, even though that saint possessed nowhere near Santa Inez’s power when it came to locating lost pets.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
