cowboy

Example Sentences

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Hill was arrested late at night on Ventura Boulevard in his underpants and cowboy boots.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Wearing cowboy boots and a handlebar mustache, he had a Texas twang and a quiet, calm presence that disarmed suspects, eliciting confessions.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

ALICE, Texas—A man in a cowboy hat and boots entered the dance hall and drew loud cheers as he began to sing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Angry, the 60-year-old cannot come to terms with the loss of her daughter Annalee, a little blonde girl in a cowboy hat whose smile lights up the pin attached to the lapel of her jacket.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

My American cowgirl outfit was an exact duplicate—except for the skirt—of Mundín's cowboy one.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez