ranch dressing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ranch dressing
First recorded in 1960–65; developed and named by the owners of the Hidden Valley Ranch, a dude ranch in Santa Barbara County, California
Example Sentences
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Perhaps I’ve led a narrow life, but I’d never tasted ranch dressing until I started testing Ms. Jensen’s recipes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The salad called Verdant ate the same way, arguably too salty with Castelvetrano olives, artichoke and ranch dressing.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024
Meanwhile, they’re just slopping together these burritos for us filled with beef and Doritos and ranch dressing and whatever they can think of to put it in there.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 2023
Among her unique food creations: raw oysters with both Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce and powdered ramen noodle seasoning and spaghetti topped with ranch dressing.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023
Heather dips a french fry into her ranch dressing.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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