man on horseback
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Its glacial flatness doesn’t lend itself to crusades, or to impressive scenes like a man on horseback silhouetted against the sunset.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Advocates have also come across images of yellow and black coasters showing a man on horseback with his reins in the air, chasing a family of three.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
Most of these equestrian statues were erected long ago, and depicting a man on horseback was a way of honoring him.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2019
“That’s why Nietzsche said if you want to be a man on horseback, forget history, because it’ll stifle you—you’ll get full of doubts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2018
When my grandfather came into the valley the mustard was so tall that a man on horseback showed only his head above the yellow flowers.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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