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
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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Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The ranch, near the village of Teuchitlán, was raided last September by Mexican authorities who failed to find or reveal the discovery of human remains.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
The realities of ranching The Front Range is separated from the Western Slope by a literal Continental Divide that doubles as a cultural divide.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The people on that ranch followed the teachings of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, an Indian guru who emphasized, among other things, intense meditation and yoga sessions, intentional living, and free love practices that ultimately became problematic for many of the followers.
—Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
The ranch, near the village of Teuchitlán, was raided last September by Mexican authorities who failed to find or reveal the discovery of human remains.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
Her photo essay of the ranching family leaving Chico Basin Ranch was special.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
The realities of ranching The Front Range is separated from the Western Slope by a literal Continental Divide that doubles as a cultural divide.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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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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