cattleman

Example Sentences

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All possessed wealth due to their headrights—and the Osage Tribal Council suspected that a prominent local white cattleman, William K. Hale, might be to blame.

From National Geographic • Sep. 15, 2023

Working with landowners, agencies and conservation groups, the Olympia-area cattleman deploys his animals with multiple goals in mind.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

“You try to ask a mountain cattleman, and he’ll say, ‘We don’t talk about it up here,’” Mr. Leydon said.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021

A cattleman and a sheepman fight over land and a girl, leading to a showdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2021

In 1912, at nineteen, he’d packed a bag, like Huck Finn lighting out for the Territory, and gone to live with his uncle, a domineering cattleman named William K. Hale, in Fairfax.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann