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

In the process of becoming such an industrious cobbler, the sheepherder neglected his animals, his fields, his house—everything had fallen into disrepair.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols