homesteads

Definition of homesteadsnext
plural of homestead

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Hundreds of thousands of acres, including many former rice plantations, have been conserved in the area between Beaufort and Charleston, and marshes there stretch out like coastal prairies.
    Thad Moore, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Enslaved women passed messages between plantations.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Virginia‘s countryside is dotted with traditional farmhouses and manors, but one in the foothills of the Southwest Mountains has been given a contemporary twist by a New York architect.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
  • While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.
    Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • At their regular density levels in Australian farmlands, the researchers estimated that brown snakes alone might remove thousands of mice annually for every square kilometer of farmland.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Agricultural businesses need storytellers, social media managers and content creators to share engaging and transparent narratives about the innovative efforts taking place on their farms.
    Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The à la carte menu and tasting experience will both include sustainably source seafood and tons of produce grown right at regional Texas farms.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
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