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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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2025
State and federal wildlife managers stepped in last summer, citing an increase in the wolf population to allow for some addition hazing meant to keep the animals away from homes and ranches.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
In Season 2 of the series, starring Duhamel and Minka Kelly, the future of Ransom Canyon hangs in the balance as ranching dynasties continue to vie for power and new faces arrive, threatening the lives and loves of this quaint, western town.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Protections for wildlife, including ranches that were donated to Argentina's national park service and converted to the Monte Leon National Park in 2004, gave pumas an opportunity to rebound, Donadio said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2025
State and federal wildlife managers stepped in last summer, citing an increase in the wolf population to allow for some addition hazing meant to keep the animals away from homes and ranches.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
Coloradans in 2020 narrowly voted to mandate the reintroduction of the native species, but ranching groups and rural communities have continued to oppose the program.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2025
In Season 2 of the series, starring Duhamel and Minka Kelly, the future of Ransom Canyon hangs in the balance as ranching dynasties continue to vie for power and new faces arrive, threatening the lives and loves of this quaint, western town.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch. Accessed 20 Dec. 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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