dude ranch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dude ranch
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Ranch dressing was pioneered in Alaska, popularized on a dude ranch in California and perfected by food scientists before it spread all over the nation and on every food imaginable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
A few years later, Henson and his wife, Gayle, opened a dude ranch in Santa Barbara County called, in a stroke of eventual marketing serendipity, Hidden Valley Ranch.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2025
At the all-inclusive dude ranch, summer outdoor activities include fly fishing and paddle boarding.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
The facility was like a dude ranch, where the nobility played winemaker for a day.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 19, 2023
A Dancing Trout pickup and a Forest Service truck were parked under the tank, cigarette smoke drifting out the driver’s window of the dude ranch vehicle.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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