tenant farmer

Example Sentences

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"He was a tenant farmer and farmed lands both here and in Charlton Mackrell. There would have been more important people than him in Barton."

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

The son of a tenant farmer, Walker and his family worried that an injury in his senior year could jeopardize his professional career and the millions of dollars awaiting him there.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2022

Mahmad Ewaz, 28, a former tenant farmer and father of four who fled fighting in Helmand province two years ago, listened to his 1-year-old daughter coughing and contemplated a single log resting in the corner.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

When Hammerstein’s tenant farmer in Pennsylvania asked for a pair for his son’s wedding, the lyricist responded, “When’s the wedding?”

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2018

She felt that she never wanted to leave her parents and grandparents, and she felt that she did not want to be a tenant farmer her whole life.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata