Example Sentences

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Whether it was ranching, or banjo playing, or whistling, whittling, or any of the skills, but most importantly, just sitting in his psyche.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021

When Ehrlich was ranching, alone, she was surprised to find she could “tie the baling twine with a loop at the top to hang on the wagon’s stanchions while simultaneously keeping track of thoughts.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2021

The two men met in the early days of Dakota Territory, where Coe was practicing medicine and Roosevelt was ranching.

From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2015

“In the fifties, when my father was ranching, it was two or three years old. Now we get there at fourteen to sixteen months.”

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

While my pals were vacationing I was ranching, and ranching under Old Nick is no vacation.

From The Trail of Conflict by Loring, Emilie Baker