How to Use grazing in a Sentence

grazing

noun
  • The Vikings also cleared forests in order to use land for crops and sheep grazing.
    Sarah Todd, Quartz, 12 July 2022
  • Much of the open fields burned in the region were used for grazing and feeding cattle.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The home’s most iconic feature is a life-size statue of a buck grazing at the front of the mansion.
    Hunter Boyce, ajc, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Zebras could be seen grazing on the grass along the interstate.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The goats are within a fenced area and will take several weeks to finish grazing on the 3.5 acres.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The ridge was worthless for sheep grazing, their livelihood.
    Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
  • In spring, when the grass flushes green, the herds return home from grazing in the hills each nightfall by themselves.
    Kate Eshelby, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Waiting on the table is a skillet with refried beans, a stack of tostadas and limes for easy grazing.
    Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • Focus on your guests having fun, watching the game and grazing.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • If the family was among the winners of the era, the losers included the peasants displaced to make way for grazing land.
    Allan Massie, wsj.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Rarely are any of these grazing animals alone, at this time of day or any other.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
  • At present the ranch is used for grazing purposes only.
    Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
  • Near grazing rhinos and blowing grasses, a patch of rocks jutted out of the Kenyan landscape.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Mikkel Vang Not all curtains need to be dramatic or floor-grazing.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 20 Dec. 2022
  • This was an ample amount of food for a dinner for four with a fair amount of leftovers for grazing, lunch, or even a second dinner.
    Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The loss of grazing increased the risk of drought instead of abating it, and the reservoir was replaced by a well that better suited local needs.
    Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 July 2023
  • Two innings later, Strahm threw a similar pitch and again hit Carroll, this time grazing on the right arm.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
  • Here’s an easy appetizer born out of my own pantry grazing.
    Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The bakers must create sweet and savory grazing boards in honor of a deceased couple.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Birds line their nests with bison fur, and prairie dogs take advantage of the shorter grass found in grazing areas to dig their burrows.
    Carleigh Baker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The property has 15 lakes and thousands of acres of grazing and agricultural land.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
  • The child, whose name was not released, was airlifted to Birmingham for treatment and was released Sunday with a grazing wound on the chest.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 May 2023
  • The event is for those 21 and older and will feature grazing food buffets, an open bar with wine, beer and non-alcoholic options, and live music.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Busy customers can order complete grazing boards for pick up.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2022
  • This set is built to handle serious flow: the tank features a shelf bra for support, and the leggings have a belly-button-grazing rise that stays put.
    Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
  • Includes set-up and take-down, picnic furniture and pillows, and grazing boards.
    Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 June 2022
  • The pasture and grazing are managed to return nutrients and organic matter to the soil.
    Paul Winters, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024
  • This method of grazing isn't new for farmers and ranchers but has become a more sustainable and safe way of clearing overgrown brush.
    Jiovanni Lieggi, Fox News, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Intense grazing by deer has placed increasing stress on native plants and paved the way for the spread of highly flammable invasive weeds, such as flax-leaf broom.
    Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Catterlin described it as a grazing incident and not a crime.
    Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 14 Jan. 2023

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