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cowgirl

noun

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as in cowboy

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Recent Examples of cowgirl Meanwhile, a flashback, set vaguely in the Before Times, presents a girl playing with the ragdoll Jessie, a cowgirl and aspirant sheriff, voiced enthusiastically and most capably by Joan Cusack. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026 The 26-year-old actress addressed the general confusion surrounding her character’s age on the Yellowstone spinoff and confirmed that her no-nonsense cowgirl is, in fact, older than her high school boyfriend Carter (Finn Little). — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 The song has Swift, fresh off an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, coming back to her country roots, a fitting choice as the song is inspired by cowgirl Jessie. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 The critically adored sequel reunites all of your favorite characters, including sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks), spaceman Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and cowgirl Jessie (Joan Cusack). — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cowgirl

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The show has now been replaced by season 2 of Ransom Canyon, the romance drama which is not the cowboy shoot-em-up that the title may imply.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Introspection is hardly foreign to country music, but Langley’s coolly reflective approach stands out in a genre defined by social collisions—by scenes of cowboys and cowgirls settling scores.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of cowboy

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Eastwood portrayed Rowdy Yates, the young cowhand who eventually matures into a leader.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Residents and visitors will line the streets to watch cowhands from various ranches herd more than 30 Longhorns through town, a tradition dating back to when the parade was a downtown cattle drive.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of cowhand

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Envinate Benje 2024 Tenerife, DOP Ycoden-Daute-Isora The grapes here are listán negro, negramol, listán gaucho, and vijariego negro.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
From bright patterns to more neutral, everyday options, keep reading to find the 10 best gaucho and palazzo pants worth swapping your denim shorts for this summer, with prices starting as low as $16.

— Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026

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