1
: a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep
2
: a farm or area devoted to a particular specialty
3
ranched; ranching; ranches
: to live or work on a ranch
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Examples of ranch in a Sentence
Noun
lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island
Verb
My grandfather started ranching here 150 years ago.
The family has ranched 10,000 acres here for the past 150 years.
The family has been ranching cattle here for 150 years.
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Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The ranch, near the rural community of Kelly, was designed to blend in with its unspoiled setting.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
Some wildlife advocate groups like Defenders of Wildlife have tried to balance wolf recovery with support of the ranching community.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
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Noun
The brief teaser sets the stage for a mysterious danger on a ranch, where James (Speedman) and Maggie Chenoweth (Strahovski) and their children live.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The ranch, near the rural community of Kelly, was designed to blend in with its unspoiled setting.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Verb
The rest of the cast, including Grimes, Kelly Reilly (Beth Dutton), and Wes Bentley (Jamie Dutton), is expected to return for the final frontier, wrapping up the multigenerational saga of of a ranching family in Montana.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
Some wildlife advocate groups like Defenders of Wildlife have tried to balance wolf recovery with support of the ranching community.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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ranch
1 of 2 noun1
: a place for the raising of livestock (as cattle, horses, or sheep) on range
2
: a farm devoted to a specific crop or kind of animal
a fruit ranch
a mink ranch
ranch
2 of 2 verb
: to live or work on a ranch
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