Examples of rancher in a Sentence
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Delaney said some local rancher friends donated a few hundred feathers to her from their flock of heirloom turkeys.
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Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2026
Even before the recent wildfires ignited, Utah cattle ranchers were reeling from a record drought that has hit the state, drying out thousands of acres of grazing land, officials said.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
They are protected under federal and state endangered species laws, limiting actions that ranchers, residents and even local law enforcement can take to control them.
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Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
The fire is moving so rapidly that authorities urged ranchers and residents to cut their fences so their animals might have a better chance of surviving.
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Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
30 June 2026
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Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2026
Even before the recent wildfires ignited, Utah cattle ranchers were reeling from a record drought that has hit the state, drying out thousands of acres of grazing land, officials said.
—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
30 June 2026
They are protected under federal and state endangered species laws, limiting actions that ranchers, residents and even local law enforcement can take to control them.
—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
The fire is moving so rapidly that authorities urged ranchers and residents to cut their fences so their animals might have a better chance of surviving.
—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
30 June 2026
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“Rancher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rancher. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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rancher
noun
ranch·er
ˈran-chər 
: a person who owns or works on a ranch
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