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
  • The days of longhorn cattle parading around the LH7 ranch are long gone.
    Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, 15 July 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Just got off the practice field and heard the terrible news.. RIP to my longhorn brother.
    Jim Vertuno, baltimoresun.com, 18 Aug. 2019
  • 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 wood trim pieces and wood console panel made that longhorn Ram logo stand out even more.
    Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2018
  • 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
  • There are now, however, six new longhorns roaming around the ranch.
    Patti Davis, Town & Country, 1 Nov. 2012
  • 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
  • The longhorn participates in about 12-15 shows per year.
    Fox News, 19 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • That led to the islands being overrun by vicious longhorns.
    Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 13 June 2019
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Also, the longhorns, a very tough breed of cattle, can certainly handle this cold and snow.
    Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2017
  • Photos showed officers trailing the longhorn up and down the platform.
    Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • During the three-day event, cowboys will once again drive longhorns through the streets, loading them up on the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad.
    Lauren Johnson and Jesse Sparks, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • During the three-day event, cowboys will once again drive longhorns through the streets, loading them up on the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad.
    Lauren Johnson and Jesse Sparks, Smithsonian, 3 May 2017
  • Llamas and chickies hatching are cute, but the animal that stole our hearts this year was a chunky, white-and-brown-flecked longhorn chilling in the Breed Row Barn.
    Emma Balter, Chron, 18 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Called Woofus, the statue is an amalgamation of six animals: head of a sheep, the mane of a stallion, the horns of a longhorn, the body of a hog, a turkey’s tail feathers and the wings of a duck.
    Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 18 June 2020

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'longhorn.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: