bronco
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Definition of bronco
: bronc
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Sutton made a race of it, leaning into a record of public service as well as his history as a professional bronco rider, a career that left him paralyzed. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "Kristi Noem elected first woman governor of South Dakota," 7 Nov. 2018 But for her own productions, Ms. Borges mixes these childhood influences with polyrhythms, frantic beats, air horns and elements of genres like trance, European techno, Afro-house and American R&B. Her drums thwack like a bucking bronco. — Kate Hutchinson, New York Times, "Nídia Is Bringing the Sound of Lisbon’s Ghettos to the World," 14 June 2018 Niggling grievances mount, like a seed stuck in your tooth or the burr in the saddle that sets off the bronco. — Hannah Elliott, latimes.com, "Jaguar roars into the new golden era for station wagons," 24 Mar. 2018 Nobody dusts himself off and gets back on the bronco like this guy. — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, "Why Shouldn’t We Be More Nervous About Jordan Spieth’s Putting Struggles? Because He’s Jordan Spieth," 12 June 2018 Riders pile into one truck, for instance, driving 12 hours to hit an event in Wichita, and in the eight seconds allotted for each official ride on a bronco that's trying to kill them a rider might earn only $72, or nothing at all. — Nathan Deuel, latimes.com, "True grit in the modern American West: 'The Last Cowboys' by John Branch," 10 May 2018 Sure, youth can be intoxicating, but so is a guy who's been to a few rodeos and knows how to handle a bucking bronco. — Nick Levine, GQ, "Don't Be a Complete Jerk on Gay Dating Apps," 27 Apr. 2018 More recently, Brady’s skull was fractured by a bronco in the ring, leaving him with a frightening scar on the side of his head and neurological damage that causes seizures in his right hand. — A.o. Scott, New York Times, "Review: ‘The Rider’ Is an American Regional Film to Savor," 11 Apr. 2018 This includes an of-the-moment approach to food, with new ethnic and farm-to-table spots cropping up alongside Jackson’s classic steakhouses and watering holes (the iconic Million Dollar Cowboy Bar’s bronco rider is the town’s unofficial logo). — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why Jackson Hole Is the Perfect Ski Town," 21 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bronco.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bronco
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English Language Learners Definition of bronco
: a wild horse of western North America
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Kids Definition of bronco
: mustang
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