sheepherder

Example Sentences

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He traveled to the U.S. embassy in Lima, where he watched a video about being a sheepherder, or borreguero.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022

His grandfather had been a sheepherder when he was young and a pastor when he was older.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022

Sen. Paul Laxalt — the son of a Basque immigrant sheepherder.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2021

His mother died of cancer several months after he was born, and his father sent the boy and a sister to live with their grandparents in Montrose, Colo., while he worked as a sheepherder.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2018

I wished so much that this war would be over and I could go back to being just a Navajo sheepherder again.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac