vaquero

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Recent Examples of vaquero His style is an artistic amalgam of motifs from Alaska to Patagonia, inspired by the work of tailors like Nathan Turk and Nudie Cohn, of course, and the Mexican vaqueros before them. thehustle.co, 3 Feb. 2024 The American cowboy, so much a part of the iconography and outlaw ethos of country music, is based on the Mexican vaquero. Craig Marks, New York Times, 27 May 2024 What began as a utilitarian necessity for anyone getting around by horse, the earliest cowboy boots took inspiration from the footwear worn by Spanish vaqueros in the 17th century. Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2023 Believing Nena dead, Néstor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch working as a vaquero. Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for vaquero 
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Noun
  • Dillahunt will play modern cowboy William Macon, a self-righteous, conspiracy-minded man who masks his ruthless ambition behind a charming and calculated facade.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Kate’s emerging cowboy tendencies, Trowbridge’s ruthlessness and immaturity, Eidra’s laser focus on intelligence gathering and analysis, Dennison’s rectitude, Roylin’s geopolitics-whisperer shtick — all are heightened and more immediately consequential than before.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Her navy polo, gaucho shorts, and makeup-free face evoked an innocent schoolgirl.
    Bob Morris, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Here are my picks: Ride across the low grasslands with a gaucho, or South American cowboy guide, at Estancia Vik. Luz Culinary Wine Lodge, located in the fishing village of José Ignacio, sets the table for a gastronomic stay in a pine forest.
    Olivia Schellenberg, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Houston is also home to the rodeo, the country’s oldest Black trail ride, and Black cowboy culture — in 1800s Texas, one in four cowhands were Black.
    Maria Sherman, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
  • On a recent morning, one cowhand lounged in dusty jeans.
    Jes Aznar Mike Ives, New York Times, 26 June 2023
Noun
  • Younger kids can choose from a selection of small plates portioned for cowpokes.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 17 July 2024
  • His fictional protagonists have included ornery cowpokes and professors of esoterica.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Noun
  • Bella Hadid has returned from playing the starring role in Rodeo and Juliet–a sort of real-life rom-com where an international supermodel falls in love with a simple Texan cowman and realizes there is a life beyond New York, London, Paris and Milan–and is (more importantly) back in capri pants.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 2 May 2024
  • McGuinn’s handshake indicated that, indeed, the farmer and the cowman, or the country traditionalist and the Byrd-man, could be friends.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • The Supreme Court had already decided that yes, indeed, Texas — which spent a hundred million buckaroos a year on California produce — could throw up its own quarantine on Golden State goods.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The group disqualifies him, however, after researchers discover his buckaroo abilities are limited to wearing expensive Stetson hats and tripping on his lasso.
    Gustavo ArellanoColumnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • Unleash your inner cowboy or cowgirl at a dude ranch Dude ranches usually conjure up images of mountainous terrain in places like the Rockies and Badlands.
    Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Related Articles The limited-edition collection includes denim shirts, jeans, jackets, flannels and boots that reflect the classic outfits worn by working cowboys and cowgirls.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • In Mathura, a northern city where Krishna is said to have been born, people recreate a Hindu myth in which Krishna visits Radha to romance her, and her cowherd friends, taking offense at his advances, drive him out with sticks.
    Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The girl and the cowherd are separated by a celestial river, but are able to be together one day a year when a flock of magpies forms a bridge over it.
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024

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“Vaquero.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaquero. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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