How to Use farmed in a Sentence

farmed

adjective
  • The hornet is adding more to the struggle that both wild and farmed bees are already dealing with.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 26 July 2022
  • Farmed vegetables still need to be farmed, which means tractors and trucks burning fossil fuels.
    Joe Brown, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2022
  • This allows the gene pools of wild and farmed fungi to mix, and as a result, the lower ants have less of an influence over the genetics and evolution of their crops.
    Matthew Bian, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2022
  • It is now known (but initially rejected by Chinese authorities) that wild and farmed animals were sold in this area of the market.
    Dominic Dwyer, Fortune Well, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Made from baby alpaca wool that is sustainably farmed in New York and then crafted by artisans in South America, the feather-weight wrap with an eyelash fringe can be used as a shawl, scarf, or lap-warmer.
    Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Some instances of infection in domestic and farmed animals have prompted a volley of inquiries to veterinarians and animal-welfare charities from concerned animal lovers world-wide.
    Jason Douglas, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2020

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