How to Use bronc in a Sentence

bronc

noun
  • The bronc reared, which caused Wright’s arm to hit the chutes, causing a bad break.
    Brett Hoffman, star-telegram, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Rusty Wright in a saddle bronc riding event in May 2015.
    Andrew Graybill, WSJ, 25 May 2018
  • The Wright brothers, led by Cody, are among the best saddle bronc riders going these days.
    Josh Haner, National Geographic, 29 June 2018
  • Maybe a rodeo arena, with a rodeo school taught by his champion bronc-rider sons.
    Longreads, 8 May 2018
  • Centoni placed first in bull riding and fourth in saddle-bronc riding to earn $2,666 in prize money.
    Ramona Sentinel, 23 May 2018
  • Don your cowboy hat and saddle up for a weekend of bulls, broncs and rough riding by the Barnes Rodeo Company June 14-15.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2019
  • The rodeo will feature bareback bronc riding, bull riding, calf roping, and yes, steer wrestling.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2020
  • There's Prairie Rose Henderson, who, in 1911, was awarded the title of world's champion bronc rider and was known as the queen of rodeo fashion.
    Gunnar Johnson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 July 2017
  • The same was evident in saddle-bronc riding, where five of the contestants — half of the field — did not complete a qualified ride.
    John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The prison rodeo mimicked professional rodeos in that the main events featured saddle bronc riding.
    Mitchel P. Roth, Smithsonian, 30 Aug. 2017
  • The prison rodeo mimicked professional rodeos in that the main events featured saddle bronc riding.
    Mitchel P. Roth, Smithsonian, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Traditionally, the Spurs have viewed the last game before the broncs and bulls invade their home arena as a launching pad into the journey to come.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Bill and his wife, Evelyn, have 13 children, and their oldest son, Cody—whose story forms the loose spine of the book—is a two-time world champion saddle bronc rider.
    Andrew Graybill, WSJ, 25 May 2018
  • Pro rodeo events all weekend including bronc riding, steer wrestling and bull riding.
    oregonlive, 28 June 2022
  • Dylan Henson, who competed Friday night, is ranked No. 1 in the saddle bronc riding first round with an 80.
    Brett Hoffman, star-telegram, 19 Jan. 2018
  • A year later, Jandreau was in a bronc-riding competition when he was thrown from a bucking horse that stomped on his head, nearly killing him.
    Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2018
  • The night started with bareback-style bronc riding, with riders attempting to cling onto the backs of horses, whipping back and forth like rag dolls as the horses bucked.
    Kate Magill, Howard County Times, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Among the action will be various roping events, steer wrestling, bull and saddle bronc riding and barrel racing.
    Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, 1 July 2019
  • Black cowboys and cowgirls compete for cash prizes in bronc and bull riding, calf and steer roping, barrel racing and a Pony Express relay race.
    Dallas News, 16 June 2022
  • Having just dropped out of college, horse trainer and former bronc rider Brady Jandreau met Zhao while working at a local ranch.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Bareback riding and saddle-bronc riding come from the practice of breaking wild horses for everyday use.
    Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2017
  • The rodeo features bull riding, saddle bronc, barrel racing and bareback riding.
    Grace Hollars, Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Up and down the Strip are bucking bronc and bull sales, barrel riding competitions, cowboy concerts and cowboy comic shows.
    Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2017
  • This year Cervi will supply about 300 horses to the National Western for bareback and saddle bronc riders, half of them leased from other stock contractors.
    Tom McGhee, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2017
  • Fans can watch events such as bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, team and tie-down roping and steer wrestling for cowboys and breakaway roping and barrel racing for cowgirls.
    Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2022
  • And what’s become of the old roundup is a big daily dose of rodeo—saddle and bareback bronc riding, steer wrestling, bull riding and tie-down roping, plus cowgirls and cowboys slaloming through barrels on fast horses.
    Rob Fleder, Newsweek, 17 May 2017
  • Beginning in 1931, adjacent to the Walls Unit, thousands would turn out to see the state's incarcerated try their hand at bull riding, calf roping, bronc riding and other events.
    J.r. Gonzales, Houston Chronicle, 8 Oct. 2019
  • One of Arizona’s largest parades kicks things off and spectators can revel in contests like bronc riding, bull riding, barrel racing and calf roping.
    Roger Naylor, azcentral, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Sure, there's saddle bronc riding and breakaway roping, but the real competitive sport at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is most certainly eating.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Events include bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding; timed events including tie-down roping, steer wrestling and team roping; and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel racing.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022

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