cattleman

Example Sentences

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When the flesh-eating New World screwworm struck Texas cattle last week, the fifth-generation cattleman was ready for action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

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

A cattleman with owlish glasses and a pinched smile, the real Hale had nurtured such close relations with the local Native American population that he was revered, Grann writes, “as King of the Osage Hills.”

From New York Times • May 20, 2023

One of the undercover operatives who was playing a Texas cattleman had slowly become close with Hale.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann