1
: a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep
2
: a farm or area devoted to a particular specialty
3
ranched; ranching; ranches
: to live or work on a ranch
Examples of ranch in a Sentence
Noun
lives on a cattle ranch in Texas that's as big as the whole state of Rhode Island
Verb
My grandfather started ranching here 150 years ago.
The family has ranched 10,000 acres here for the past 150 years.
The family has been ranching cattle here for 150 years.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Ranch: The Ranch Snack Wrap delivers a satisfying burst of cool ranch goodness, with hints of garlic and onion.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Colorado’s ranching community has largely opposed the reintroduction program, asserting that wolves have threatened and stressed their herds.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
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Noun
The jury was shown transcripts of angry emails and text messages between Serafini and his wife’s parents showing a heated, ongoing dispute over a $1.3 million loan from his in-laws to help fund his wife’s fledgling horse ranch business.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Ranch: The Ranch Snack Wrap delivers a satisfying burst of cool ranch goodness, with hints of garlic and onion.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Verb
Netflix has greenlit a second season for the modern Western series Ransom Canyon, about three rival ranching families in Texas Hill Country.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Colorado’s ranching community has largely opposed the reintroduction program, asserting that wolves have threatened and stressed their herds.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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ranch
1 of 2 noun1
: a place for the raising of livestock (as cattle, horses, or sheep) on range
2
: a farm devoted to a specific crop or kind of animal
a fruit ranch
a mink ranch
ranch
2 of 2 verb
: to live or work on a ranch
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