Example Sentences

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“I was a bull rider, a champion sheep and dairy cow showman, a team roper and calf roper.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

Her husband, the retired roper Charly Crawford, stayed at home in Stephenville, Texas, with daughter Kaydence.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

Clark McEntire was a three-time world champion steer roper, tough as dirt, who never told his children he loved them.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2018

The Bozeman man was a team roper and steer wrestler in his rodeo days, then did some ski racing.

From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2017

Filip with his mechanical dogs had been the roper, used to draw Jordie in, while Margit, Saskia, and the clerks at the trade office had all been shills in on the scam.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo