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Recent Examples of mountain man
The clip, taken from the 1972 film Jeremiah Johnson, shows Redford in character as a rugged mountain man nodding in quiet approval—a moment that became a staple reaction meme across platforms.
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Go beyond the meme and give this one a watch, as Redford stars as a veteran of the Mexican-American War in the 1800s who finds new purpose living life as a mountain man.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In the film, Jeremiah’s life of peace and isolation as a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains turns into a harrowing tale of survival.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
She's aided by Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch), a gruff mountain man with a dark history.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 27 July 2025
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Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Go beyond the meme and give this one a watch, as Redford stars as a veteran of the Mexican-American War in the 1800s who finds new purpose living life as a mountain man.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
In the film, Jeremiah’s life of peace and isolation as a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains turns into a harrowing tale of survival.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
She's aided by Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch), a gruff mountain man with a dark history.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 27 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for mountain man
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mountain man
Noun
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Those remains bore the marks of a skilled woodsman and ritual sadist.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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The strongest lingering image of Vernon in the broader culture is still the bearded woodsman who retreated to the wilderness with a broken heart and returned with a gnomic, insular album that would against all odds come to define its era, or at least one tendency within it.—
Mitch Therieau,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But long before these explorers touched foot on Wyoming’s soil, Native American tribes were already thriving there, living on the land and honoring its sanctity.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The business will start with six rooms featuring themes like a haunted house, murder mansion, pirate’s cruise and jungle explorer.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Payload will be Blue Origin Blue Ring pathfinder.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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No one had ever driven successfully between New York and Seattle, not even the pathfinder that had set out in March to chart the course for this very race.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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“Mountain man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mountain%20man. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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