ranch
noun
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
is ranching
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present progressiveof ranch (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The only thing he might be just as passionate about as sports, it turns out, is ranching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
“My legislative district is ranching, farming mining, suburbs, all those things,” Gowan said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2015
Colorado is ranching, fiber optics, migrant field hands, marijuana millionaires.
From Time ● Oct. 13, 2010
Yes," said my friend, "sure—Billy is ranching out in Montana.
From Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge by Stephen Leacock
"But there is ranching, I believe?" he ventured.
From Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail by Ralph Connor
