fifth-generation
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Tucker, the Democratic candidate for agriculture commissioner, is a fifth-generation Texan who ties his campaign to Texas’ populist movement and focuses on issues that receive the most petition signatures on his website.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
“The situation with the beef-export data was absurd,” said Mackenzie Johnston, a fifth-generation cattle rancher in Nebraska and a content director at AgMarket.Net-owned commodity brokerage Standard Grain.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Duflock owns San Bernardo Rancho, a fifth-generation family ranch in south Monterey County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
When the flesh-eating New World screwworm struck Texas cattle last week, the fifth-generation cattleman was ready for action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Here dwell the fifth-generation possessors of blocks of foundries and shipyards.
From Free Air by Sinclair Lewis
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