Example sentences for: roping

How can you use “roping” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But he's not sitting in court; he's out riding the range, perhaps roping in kids when they really are kids.

  • Along with beautifully performed folkloric dances from all over Mexico, you’ll witness a pre-Hispanic ceremony called Los Voladores de Papantla, which represents an invocation to the four cardinal points and a prayer for fertility; a floreador roping exhibition; and the vibrant sounds of the mariachi.

  • If a big calf or steer was roped with one of these rawhide lariats attached solidly to the saddle horn, American style, and the roping horse came to an abrupt halt or sat back so that the roped animal hit the rope at a run, the lasso tended to stretch like a rubber band and then snap, possibly springing back to knock an eye out of the cowboy.

  • Jalisco is especially noted for its tooled leather goods, an art stemming from the traditions of the charros (Mexican ranchers, highly skilled in the roping and handling of horses), dating back to the days of the haciendas.

  • The current New York Observer has a long piece about Rupert's roping ABC and CBS News into a footage-sharing cartel, with the main purpose being to get CNN's footage (and logo) off all three networks' affiliates.


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