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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Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Betsy Ann Marchand was born May 19, 1934, on her family’s ranch in the San Gabriel Valley.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Tennessee cattle producers and national ranching groups have criticized the proposal.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The 101-year-old ranch, built on a plateau just above the river, consists of a handful of cabins and bunkhouses surrounding a larger lodge.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Betsy Ann Marchand was born May 19, 1934, on her family’s ranch in the San Gabriel Valley.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
The changes arrived as more ranching operations close around the country, though some cattle growers say the president should also end aid to foreign beef producers.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Tennessee cattle producers and national ranching groups have criticized the proposal.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Ranch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranch. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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