How to Use longhorn in a Sentence

longhorn

noun
  • On the tracks, the longhorn looked lost, confused and out of place.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Some of the longhorns have horn spans between six to 10 feet long.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
  • There are now, however, six new longhorns roaming around the ranch.
    — Patti Davis, Town & Country, 1 Nov. 2012
  • The wood trim pieces and wood console panel made that longhorn Ram logo stand out even more.
    — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2018
  • The days of longhorn cattle parading around the LH7 ranch are long gone.
    — Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, 15 July 2019
  • Dogs have also been tested at finding longhorn beetles, brook trout and nutria.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Also, the longhorns, a very tough breed of cattle, can certainly handle this cold and snow.
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2017
  • Richards led the Longhorns on the boards with eight rebounds and Johnson grabbed seven.
    — Dick Sparrer, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2017
  • The proposals would affect the longhorns, too, though the horses are the greater concern.
    — Jack Dura, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Photos showed officers trailing the longhorn up and down the platform.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Thought to be the largest bison to have ever lived, the giant longhorn was about two tons and more than eight feet tall at the shoulders.
    — Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2017
  • The longhorn tick, also known as the bush tick, poses a threat to livestock such as cattle, horses, goats and sheep.
    — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Then visit the farm at Preservation Distillery, where longhorn steers roam the fields.
    — Caroline Eubanks, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2024
  • The camel roams around with two buffaloes, two longhorns, a zebra, a donkey and a zonkey (a half-zebra, half-donkey).
    — Max B. Baker, star-telegram.com, 26 May 2017
  • The tours begin with a visit to the famed Fort Worth longhorn herd and the Fort Worth herd drovers.
    — Tamara Gane, Chron, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Twice a day in the Fort Worth Stockyards, thousand-pound longhorns with six foot horns stomp down the brick pavement.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
  • The design is crisp and urbane, to the extent that those words can apply to a place with the head of a Texas longhorn mounted on the wall.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 16 May 2017
  • The landscape is pure Texas—rugged and sprawling—and the 13 longhorns grazing the land are included in the sale.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The cow was part of the longhorn cattle drive in downtown, which kicks off the two-day Ride for the Brand Ranch Rodeo.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Poncho’s horn span also beats that of the previous record holder—a longhorn steer called Sato, from Texas—by just over an inch.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 June 2019
  • Texas The armadillo is Texas' state small mammal and the longhorn is the state's official large mammal.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Now, two of The Rocket’s sons are chasing another title with the Longhorns.
    — Anne M. Peterson, The Seattle Times, 3 June 2017
  • Now, two of The Rocket's sons are chasing another title with the Longhorns.
    — Ap, USA TODAY, 4 June 2017
  • Dodge once drove a herd of longhorn cattle down Washington Boulevard in Detroit, for cryin’ out loud.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Orlando will have his work cut out for him at Texas, where the Longhorns are coming off their worst defensive season in more than two decades.
    — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2017
  • Pedestrians scurried out of harm’s way during the brief escape as the longhorn romped across a street and through an open door at the Plaza of the Rockies.
    — SFChronicle.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • The longhorns have also been absent in years when the parade’s been canceled, most recently in 2022, Woods said.
    — Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a longhorn on the wall, a giant bar serving Old Fashioneds, and a menu of elk tacos, Texas Gulf oysters and tons of steaks.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 22 June 2021
  • According to the school, a massive, live longhorn mascot was first part of the football tradition in Austin in 1916.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • If Tom Herman can make Texas better in all the other games, then the Longhorns should remain competitive in this one.
    — Andy Staples, SI.com, 22 May 2017

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