Examples of acreage in a Sentence
A large portion of the park's acreage is forest.
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As agriculture’s acreage declined, so too did its economic importance and its once-dominant political clout vis-à-vis other economic interests.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
This story originally listed an incorrect acreage size for the entire national forest system.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
The Bottom Line America’s early leaders routinely converted federal acreage into farms, towns, and railroads that drove two centuries of growth.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The state created its wildlife corridor in 2021, building on decades of work to preserve undeveloped acreage in Florida’s interior.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
This story originally listed an incorrect acreage size for the entire national forest system.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
The Bottom Line America’s early leaders routinely converted federal acreage into farms, towns, and railroads that drove two centuries of growth.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The state created its wildlife corridor in 2021, building on decades of work to preserve undeveloped acreage in Florida’s interior.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
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“Acreage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acreage. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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acreage
noun
acre·age
ˈā-k(ə-)rij 
: area in acres
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