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horseman

[hawrs-muhn] / ˈhɔrs mən /


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Irving’s whimsically inventive “Sketch Book” of stories introduced Rip Van Winkle, the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow and other timelessly folkloric figures to an eager readership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

As Steinmetz snapped photos, the horseman looked up from his mower, spotted the drone and rerouted to the barn.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024

It just makes you feel like a good horseman, and that’s always what I wanted to be.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2023

An accomplished horseman raised in a British aristocratic family and trained at the Royal Military Academy, Wingate was also something of a rebel.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023

A horseman with silver scales afire in the sun shouted from the scroll in his hands, his words opening a red gap in his black beard.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

There are four horsemen of the financial apocalypse: income, spending, debt and savings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

“One 13th-century Persian ruler assembled 12,000 horsemen and 4,000 people on foot for one of his hunts,” Fagan tells us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Opposition supporters marched behind horsemen dressed as hussars -- Hungary's historic light cavalry formation.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

In the 13 years since 2012, all four horsemen of the apocalypse have rocked up to the party and put a stop to the dancing and jubilation.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025

It was a pretty unusual thing to see a party of horsemen in Redding.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier


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