1
: plants (such as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals
2
: land or a plot of land used for grazing
3
: the feeding of livestock : grazing
pastured; pasturing
Synonyms
Examples of pasture in a Sentence
Noun
The horses were grazing in the pasture.
Most of their land is pasture.
Verb
The horses are pastured on several acres of land.
pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing
Recent Examples on the Web
Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
There are additional horse and livestock stalls and pastures on the land.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
The trees and pastures behind the Minute Men led to the safety of Blood Farm.
—John Kaag, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
That’s Amish country, with corn fields and cow pastures, horses and buggies.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 Apr. 2024
The loops take you up sharp hillsides, through pastures, and into hamlets where the air carries a barnyard tang.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
On March 15, Stone collapsed in the pasture and died.
—Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
All around, horses and cows roam in pastures crisscrossed by nameless dirt roads.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Herder families often move with the seasons, traveling across the country’s vast grasslands to find new pastures to graze their livestock.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Gina Cherelus, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Even in decades after WWI, putting ships out to pasture on the Neches was common practice, the man said.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023
Otherwise, these carcasses are likely to attract wolves, and the wolves might then become habituated to finding food in an area where cattle are pastured.
—Dawn Stover, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2023
During the rainy season from April to October, the swamp would swell, leading to a dry season where communities here would take their livestock to pasture and grow crops.
—Esther Castillejo, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2023
At that point, the rancher removed John’s shoes and put him out to pasture to gain more weight.
—Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2018
And why is that a taboo, and why are we put out to pasture?
—Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2022
Michael Saylor, perhaps the biggest Bitcoin bull of them all, has wandered out to pasture as CEO of his analytics and software company, MicroStrategy.
—Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022
Next-generation instruments could be sensitive enough to answer whether this dark matter horse wins it all — or needs to be put out to pasture.
—Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2019
Noun
There’s also a 100-foot x 200-foot year-round riding arena, additional horse and livestock stalls, and fenced pastures.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024
There are additional horse and livestock stalls and pastures on the land.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
The trees and pastures behind the Minute Men led to the safety of Blood Farm.
—John Kaag, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
That’s Amish country, with corn fields and cow pastures, horses and buggies.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 Apr. 2024
The loops take you up sharp hillsides, through pastures, and into hamlets where the air carries a barnyard tang.
—Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2024
On March 15, Stone collapsed in the pasture and died.
—Alexandra Rockey Fleming, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
All around, horses and cows roam in pastures crisscrossed by nameless dirt roads.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Herder families often move with the seasons, traveling across the country’s vast grasslands to find new pastures to graze their livestock.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
Verb
So, what sort of romantic connections were snuffed out in those dark hours when Feeld was out to pasture?
—Gina Cherelus, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Even in decades after WWI, putting ships out to pasture on the Neches was common practice, the man said.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023
Otherwise, these carcasses are likely to attract wolves, and the wolves might then become habituated to finding food in an area where cattle are pastured.
—Dawn Stover, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2023
During the rainy season from April to October, the swamp would swell, leading to a dry season where communities here would take their livestock to pasture and grow crops.
—Esther Castillejo, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2023
At that point, the rancher removed John’s shoes and put him out to pasture to gain more weight.
—Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2018
And why is that a taboo, and why are we put out to pasture?
—Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2022
Michael Saylor, perhaps the biggest Bitcoin bull of them all, has wandered out to pasture as CEO of his analytics and software company, MicroStrategy.
—Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022
Next-generation instruments could be sensitive enough to answer whether this dark matter horse wins it all — or needs to be put out to pasture.
—Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2019
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pasture
1 of 2 noun
pas·ture
ˈpas-chər 
1
: plants (as grass) for feeding especially grazing animals
2
: land or a plot of land used for grazing
pasture
2 of 2 verb
pastured; pasturing
2
: to feed (as cattle) on pasture
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