How to Use ranch in a Sentence

ranch

1 of 2 noun
  • Kecskes has been with the ranch for more than a decade.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
  • The dude found dead in the ranch with his throat slit.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Pick one up to learn more about the ranch and its trails.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • How spicy is this spicy ranch chicken?
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
  • But don’t reach for bottled ranch.
    Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
  • Serve warm with ranch dressing.
    Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The best ranch also has to be creamy, not gloopy.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Served with a side of creamy ranch dipping sauce.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Served with a side of creamy ranch dipping sauce.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Serve hot, with ranch or blue cheese for dipping.
    Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Here’s what to know about the ranch and its new owners.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The move-in-ready ranch is a unique place, Thomas said.
    Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The city kids were struck by the brightness of the stars above the ranch.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
  • West owned two ranches in Wyoming.
    Amelia Langas, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The ranch looks like it was plucked right out of the set of an old western.
    Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Both mother and daughter grew up on the ranch.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • There are ranches and homes right next to the garden.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Click here for more photos of the wine country ranch.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The ranch also has three lakes and a wetlands area.
    Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • About 70 acres of the ranch will be set aside for parking.
    Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The gold and silver was found at a ranch and returned.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The house replaces an older ranch-style home on the lot.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026
  • Transfer half the ranch to a medium bowl.
    Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
  • Buckle up for this week’s return to the ranch!
    William Earl, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • Not all of the ranch women are into bling, but many of them are.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
  • They are ideally paired with house made ranch or blue cheese dips.
    George A. Paul, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Moss grew up on the sprawling ranch because her dad works here, too.
    Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Fans wore mostly fresh-from-the-ranch cowboy hats.
    Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
  • That’s when bottled ranch dressing comes in handy.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The red onion, the jalapeños, loved the ranch component.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026

ranch

2 of 2 verb
  • The family has been ranching cattle here for 150 years.
  • My grandfather started ranching here 150 years ago.
  • Dipping sauces include fry sauce (great with both the tenders and the fries) or ranch.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The spot features cowboys and ranch hands wrestling and branding cattle.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2022
  • View the relics of ranching history.
    Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But today the region is in still graver danger, with ranching the top culprit.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The trees leave less land for ranching and push out grassland birds, which can't adapt to woods, said Twidwell.
    Tammy Webber The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Deseret’s been ranching for more than 60 years and offers free tours to the public.
    A.d. Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 June 2018
  • Both from cattle ranching backgrounds.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
  • Some families living there have ranched the area since the 1800s.
    Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Fields that were once green with alfalfa have been converted to cattle-ranching lands.
    AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Fans have a choice of 11 different sauces for the special deal and get free fries and ranch with every order!
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 11 Feb. 2022
  • His dreamy cowboy and ranching scenes fill the walls, and the artist himself—often wearing a cowboy hat—fits right in.
    Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
  • And true to ranch’s versatile nature, this same marinade can be slathered on fish, pork, shrimp or any sturdy vegetable.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Find out more about its many uses, including as a wartime weapon, and how the cowboy and ranching lifestyle has evolved over the years.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • But as the couple quickly learns, ranching in Texas is a far cry from ranching in Montana.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • In regard to farming and ranching water scarcity, will be a real issue.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Greenberg grew up in Minnesota, was around agriculture and had friends and neighbors who farmed and ranched.
    Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 4 June 2019
  • Her father had come west from Vermont in search of adventure and the money to be had in cattle ranching.
    Fred Barbash, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The average age of the principal operator of a farm or ranch these days is 58.
    National Geographic, 16 Jan. 2020
  • In any case, the Sussexes might benefit from some time ranching out in the fresh air and big skies of Montana.
    Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 16 Jan. 2020
  • The court sided with the plaintiff, ruling that the ranching company had no right to create barriers to those roads.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Environmental groups opposed to this type of grazing are glad to see ranching decline on public lands.
    Jim Carlton, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Wolves add to the risks, minor or otherwise, and impact the profitability of ranching.
    Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
  • She was adopted at birth by a ranching family in Texas, a beginning shaped by both care and disruption.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Brazil has made progress in reducing deforestation, but cattle ranching remains the main driver of it.
    ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • The farm, or ranch as it is now called, is on the Texas Film Commission’s list of permanent historic movie sets.
    Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2021
  • However, my conclusion is that raising cattle is fraught with risks, and the presence of wolves has added yet another risk to ranching.
    Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
  • Overuse of aquifers can lower the water table and dry up nearby springs, and irrigation for ranching accounts for a large share of the area’s water use.
    Outside, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Cody, 39 years old and six foot two, grew up in a ranching family here in remote, rugged Wallowa County.
    Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026

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