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

One of Pessoa’s more famous heteronyms is the sheepherder poet Alberto Caeiro.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2021

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

At first the nesting killdeer screeched and whistled in alarm, flying frantically in all directions and repeatedly dive-bombing the mad sheepherder dressed in rags, who paid them no mind.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols