cowboys
Example Sentences
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At the time, however, the frontier – with its rugged cowboys, miners and railroad men – defined American manhood.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
In that thing about the cowboys with Hoss….
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
“Thieves are normally going to go back to what they know, and cowboys know livestock,” says Brittain.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
The cowboys stopped to let the grinning local children sit on the backs of their horses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
It was a source of constant conversation for the cowboys I’d met, why old Jim would treat his pigs so.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
