Examples of timberland in a Sentence
the wildfire burned through a large swath of timberland
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In January, timberland, diversified, specialty and data centers were the top performers, according to industry group Nareit.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
The heirs of Peter Buck—a nuclear physicist whose $1,000 loan helped launch the nowadays ubiquitous fast-food franchise Subway—now own about 1.32 million acres of timberland, primarily in Maine, forming one of the largest contiguous private forests in the Northeast.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
What many of the list share, besides their astonishing wealth, is the pursuit of snapping up farmland—including ranchlands and timberlands—an emerging asset class for the ultrawealthy to protect their wealth, hedging against inflation and the volatility of some traditional assets.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
The company has become one of the largest private holders of timberland in the world, with approximately 10.4 million acres across the Western, Southern and Northeastern U.S. alone.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Dec. 2025
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
The heirs of Peter Buck—a nuclear physicist whose $1,000 loan helped launch the nowadays ubiquitous fast-food franchise Subway—now own about 1.32 million acres of timberland, primarily in Maine, forming one of the largest contiguous private forests in the Northeast.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
What many of the list share, besides their astonishing wealth, is the pursuit of snapping up farmland—including ranchlands and timberlands—an emerging asset class for the ultrawealthy to protect their wealth, hedging against inflation and the volatility of some traditional assets.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
The company has become one of the largest private holders of timberland in the world, with approximately 10.4 million acres across the Western, Southern and Northeastern U.S. alone.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Timberland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timberland. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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timberland
noun
tim·ber·land
-ˌland 
: wooded land especially with timber fit for sale
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