frontiersman

Example Sentences

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The frontiersman poet Joaquin Miller was assigned to write about a week spent on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

He even made the dubious claim of having gone hunting with the famed frontiersman Daniel Boone in Kentucky around 1810, even though Boone was in his 70s at the time and living in Missouri.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

He looked every inch the frontiersman — except for the swimming pool in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024

This took place over the objections of figures such as Tennessee frontiersman and congressman Davy Crockett, humanitarian organizations and, of course, the tribes themselves.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

At school, he stood out for not only being the best sertanista, or frontiersman, but also as a good athlete.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple