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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Anne Easton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Additionally, ranch and waterfront properties reigned supreme across the country, from a stately stone mansion that presides over 350 wooded acres on the pristine shore of Vermont’s Lake Champlain to a 3,500-acre ranch on Maui in Hawaii.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
My grandmother’s side of the family has like four or five generations coming from there, ranching.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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—Anne Easton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Additionally, ranch and waterfront properties reigned supreme across the country, from a stately stone mansion that presides over 350 wooded acres on the pristine shore of Vermont’s Lake Champlain to a 3,500-acre ranch on Maui in Hawaii.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
Missouri — Plato Ranch, $33.5 Million Photo : Getty Images
Currently listed for $33.5 million, this 7,200-acre ranch in Plato is primed for starting your ranching legacy.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
My grandmother’s side of the family has like four or five generations coming from there, ranching.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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