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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Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The pair became a Hollywood power couple and tied the knot in 1988 during a top-secret ceremony at Reynolds' ranch in Jupiter, Fla., which was documented by PEOPLE.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Hurtado, now in his 80s, is the former president of the state’s livestock association and a sizable figure in Sonora’s ranching community.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025
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Noun
In addition, both had childhood experiences at their grandparents’ hobby farms: Schneider’s grandfather had a horse ranch and vegetable farm in Michigan, and Alem’s grandmother grew corn, tomatoes and cucumbers in Louisiana.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
The pair became a Hollywood power couple and tied the knot in 1988 during a top-secret ceremony at Reynolds' ranch in Jupiter, Fla., which was documented by PEOPLE.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
My photos capture the final days of a time when these small-town rodeos were still rooted in the business of ranching.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Hurtado, now in his 80s, is the former president of the state’s livestock association and a sizable figure in Sonora’s ranching community.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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