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ranch house

noun

Definition of ranch housenext
as in town house

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Recent Examples of ranch house Jenlyn and Larry Boyer, for instance, have lived in their ranch house in suburban Broomfield, Colorado, for 31 years and never want to leave. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Kevin Tubbs grew up in a comfortable suburb outside Omaha, Nebraska, in a canary-yellow ranch house filled with dogs. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 In Contra Costa County, that means tracking far more than ranch houses in Walnut Creek or condos in Brentwood. — East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 Production vehicles can park once while utilizing dissimilar looks; locations can jump from a Victorian home to a ranch house to a gritty industrial setting without a company move. — Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ranch house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch house
  1. town house
  2. tract house
  3. manor house
  4. ranch
  5. cottage
Noun
  • His collection, housed in both his Park Avenue town house and his weekend home in Bedford, New York, is considered by many to be one of the world’s finest in private hands.
    — William D. Cohan, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In this version, the couple has moved from Chicago to London for a fresh start—bad things happened in Chicago—and the set features a wide town house with dark corners and William Morris wallpaper.
    — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of town house
Noun
  • Built by renowned architect Roger Scott on a deep lot, the property leans more toward forest cabin than tract house.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In 2017, my family and I bought our house in the Palisades—a 1950s tract house on the same street as three of our friends.
    — Juliana Shallcross, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of tract house
Noun
  • The property’s manor house, once a Goddard College library and event space, now serves as a rehearsal space for the Goddard Institute of Dramatic Arts.
    — Olivia Fletcher, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Guests can stay at a suite in the 18-bedroom main manor house, the cozier 11-bedroom Garden House, or one of the property’s individual suites.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of manor house
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  • The sandwich is perfectly balanced with the soft fresh bread, smoky turkey with the ranch and avocado providing a creaminess without making the sandwich heavy.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The ranch is owned by Gus’ grandparents, Josie and Shannon Murray, the parents of Gus’ mother Jessica Murray.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranch
Noun
  • Instead, under the current plan, the Red Rest cottage would be memorialized with a plaque.
    — Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Carry the literary atmosphere beyond the cottage with visits to the homes of some of the country’s most famous writers, including Edith Wharton’s The Mount and Herman Melville’s Arrowhead.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of cottage

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