cowboys
Example Sentences
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A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "We are taking action to crack down on cosmetic cowboys and root out dangerous practices."
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
With their flamboyant costumes and choreography, the group became a pop culture phenomenon, targeting disco's large gay audience with camp fantasy characters of butch builders, bikers, cowboys and soldiers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
At the time, however, the frontier – with its rugged cowboys, miners and railroad men – defined American manhood.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
“It’s like, Really? You bunch of cowboys in the garage in California think you can do what government programs at billions of dollars and decades have not yet achieved. Who do you think you are?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
They tried to fit in with the ranchers and cowboys who were already there, but it was not a good match.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
