Examples of farmer in a Sentence
My uncle has been a farmer for 60 years.
a young farmer whose family has been growing wheat for many generations
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The farmer, his son and grandson were still collecting mink, with more than a dozen live traps deployed and checked routinely, Hobbs said.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Colorful signs of cows and farmers guide pumpkin patch fans to the entrance to a popular Sacramento-area farm.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Could farmers lose a key customer?
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Canada has long cheated on Tariffs, charging our farmers as much as 400%.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Colorful signs of cows and farmers guide pumpkin patch fans to the entrance to a popular Sacramento-area farm.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Could farmers lose a key customer?
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Canada has long cheated on Tariffs, charging our farmers as much as 400%.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for farmer
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“Farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmer. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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farmer
noun
farm·er
ˈfär-mər 
: a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals
Biographical Definition
Farmer 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Far·mer
ˈfär-mər
Fannie Merritt 1857–1915 American cookery expert
Farmer
2 of 2biographical name (2)
James Leonard 1920–1999 American civil rights leader
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