western

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.

Senate conducted multiple hearings about juvenile delinquency that often blamed TV westerns and crime shows for increased violence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

And Shane Keisuke Berkery addresses his Irish-Japanese heritage with a painting that collages exaggerated images drawn from westerns, Irish photographic history, and his own family’s snapshots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

When he was 10, the future star of so many westerns rode his first horse and got to know his first Texans, on a family trip to see his mother’s relatives.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Souza was very close to his own grandfather, who, he said, loved westerns.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

What if the Nazis ban the Karl May westerns, what if they call them un-German because they are set in the American Wild West?

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti