rodeo
noun
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
rodeos
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pluralof rodeo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He also broke horses and rode bucking broncos in ranch rodeos.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Experts, activists and records prepared by veterinarians at events say these numbers probably are conservative and underrepresent the extent of injuries that happen at rodeos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Between daily longhorn cattle drives, rodeos, live music, and plenty of low-key ways to relax, there’s always something going on.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026
They all attended London’s baby shower for her third child, and as a Houston native, she happily introduced the transplants to rodeos and the best places to buy cowboy boots for the kids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
He drifted into a Wyoming county fair, where he found a job working for an obscure firm that supplied decrepit horses to rodeos for use in relay races.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
