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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Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Clement, whose family business has operated multiple ranches over the last 400 years, said American ranching has evolved and has become more efficient.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Clarkson will guest star as Claire O’Grady, the mother of Quinn, played by Minka Kelly, who along with Josh Duhamel and James Brolin are back in the saddle for the romantic drama about three rival ranching families in Texas Hill Country.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
For men, the Cody James Wyatt jean is a bestseller, given its durability as well as stretch that works for everyday or on the ranch.
—Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Clement, whose family business has operated multiple ranches over the last 400 years, said American ranching has evolved and has become more efficient.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Just past the cattle-ranching town of Bridgeport in northern California, near the border of Nevada, this deserted mining community is frozen in time along its dusty desert road.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Clarkson will guest star as Claire O’Grady, the mother of Quinn, played by Minka Kelly, who along with Josh Duhamel and James Brolin are back in the saddle for the romantic drama about three rival ranching families in Texas Hill Country.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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