Example Sentences

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The Sullivan Canyon home was inspired by the architecture of classic California ranches including San Ysidro Ranch, where John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy honeymooned.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Some dairy farms send calves out to third-party calf ranches for rearing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Turner Ranches operates 13 ranches in Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico and South Dakota, according to the company’s website.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

She said cattle herds were at lows not seen since the 1950s and that the industry had lost more than 100,000 ranches in the last 10 years.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

His father is our father's brother, Tío Orlando, who has a half dozen children from una mujer del campo, a woman from the countryside around one of his ranches.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez