Texas Ranger

noun

: a member of a formerly mounted police force in Texas

Examples of Texas Ranger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Padalecki cut his teeth as a producer on the reimagining of Walker, Texas Ranger with Walker, which was just unceremoniously canceled after its fourth season finale, and the Supernatural star is pointing the finger of blame at Scrabble. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 27 June 2024 The Texas Ranger assigned to the case found human remains inside and turned them over to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, according to the affidavit. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024 There would be a Texas Ranger, FBI agents, even a woman from the neighborhood who emerged from her house to stream video of the scene to her Facebook page. Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024 His first acting role came in the TNT TV movie Geronimo, followed by roles in Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Walker, Texas Ranger; and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024 The Texas Ranger Division/Special Operations and Dallas Police’s Homicide Unit lead the arrests in the case. Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2024 As a Texas Ranger responsible for high-profile cases in small towns, Salinas routinely received calls, usually from sheriff’s deputies and justices of the peace. Rick Jervis, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2024 This is a compelling mystery set in East Texas, about a Black Texas Ranger who investigates a murder in his hometown. The Week Us, theweek, 14 Feb. 2024 When Supernatural ended, Padalecki swapped hunting demons for chasing law-breakers in Walker, the reimagining of Walker, Texas Ranger that ran for four seasons on the CW before being canceled in May 2024. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Texas Ranger was in 1846

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“Texas Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Texas%20Ranger. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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