ranch house

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Recent Examples of ranch house This one would have been a fine location for a ranch house. Vahaken Mouradian, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025 In the 1960s and ’70s, when the state added eight million residents and fruit trees were being ripped out to make space for ranch houses, its Legislature passed a flurry of land-use and environmental laws aimed at preserving agricultural land and containing development to major metropolitan areas. Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 The rich history of this ranch house, as well as moments spent painting alongside her artist grandmother, helped fuel Downing’s desire to forgo her 10-year career in politics and pursue her passion: design. Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025 At the time, much of Altadena, a suburb north of Pasadena in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, was neither wealthy nor in high demand, and its bungalows and ranch houses were affordable. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ranch house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranch house
Noun
  • In 1998, Lutnick and his wife, Allison—the two got married at the Plaza—bought and gut-renovated a Beaux-Arts town house on East Seventy-first Street, behind the Frick Collection.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
  • But in the case of designer Rob Johansen’s recent renovation of a palatial seven-story 1899 town house on the Upper East Side, the timeless stamp is merited.
    Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The Netflix series Adolescence starts with a police SWAT team conducting a dawn raid on a modest tract house in the north of England.
    Martha Bayles, National Review, 24 July 2025
  • General Electric fills those tract houses with appliances.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 June 2024
Noun
  • Set in a 1930s manor house, guests can enjoy their morning coffee and pastries while these gentle giants participate in the experience.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Modeled on an Edwardian manor house, Singita Sasakwa Lodge overlooks the Singita Grumeti reserve, a 350,000-acre concession beside Serengeti National Park.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The jury was shown transcripts of angry emails and text messages between Serafini and his wife’s parents showing a heated, ongoing dispute over a $1.3 million loan from his in-laws to help fund his wife’s fledgling horse ranch business.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
  • Ranch: The Ranch Snack Wrap delivers a satisfying burst of cool ranch goodness, with hints of garlic and onion.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The cottage leans into a minimalist coastal aesthetic—think soft neutrals, natural textures, clean lines, and wood paneling.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2025
  • Where to stay Book now: GoldenEye Author Ian Fleming’s Caribbean hideout, GoldenEye, is today a resort with 49 cottages, bungalows, and beach huts, plus Fleming’s own three-bedroom villa.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025

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