Example Sentences

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With a small party of horsemen, Coronado pressed on to what is now Kansas and found Quivira.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Opposition supporters marched behind horsemen dressed as hussars -- Hungary's historic light cavalry formation.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Joseph Stiglitz says the four horsemen of the economic apocalypse are nearing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

In the 13 years since 2012, all four horsemen of the apocalypse have rocked up to the party and put a stop to the dancing and jubilation.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

I lay still, listening, shaking a little, wondering whether the approaching horsemen had seen me.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler