roper

Example Sentences

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“I was a bull rider, a champion sheep and dairy cow showman, a team roper and calf roper.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

Her husband, the retired roper Charly Crawford, stayed at home in Stephenville, Texas, with daughter Kaydence.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

Clark McEntire was a three-time world champion steer roper, tough as dirt, who never told his children he loved them.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2018

She’s also an award-winning roper, and they absolutely love taking the world by storm together.

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2018

Even though Roosevelt wasn’t a crack shot, the best roper, or the best horseback rider, he had something else that the cowboys valued even more.

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