ranch house

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Recent Examples of ranch house That property, including the main ranch house as well as the stables, has been wiped out by the 23,000-acre blaze, which has destroyed more than 1,200 structures through much of the Pacific Palisades and eastern Malibu. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025 One of those destroyed was Will Rogers State Historic Park, which was made up of a ranch house, barn and other buildings that once belonged to the vaudeville and film actor. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Altadena, the unincorporated community closest to the fire, is known for its rambling ranch houses and neat bungalows that hug the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 While the words ranch house might summon up an image of a low-ceilinged suburban house with tiny windows that block out the street, the Ponderosa Drive home seems designed to maximize the views of the woods. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ranch house
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Noun
  • From country retreats to waterfront town houses, the firm crafts gracious homes that are made for comfortable living and elegant entertaining.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The early plans call for two multilevel town houses and 12 flats ranging from about 1,000 to 3,000 square feet, with ground floor amenities.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • General Electric fills those tract houses with appliances.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 June 2024
  • RuPaul was born in San Diego in 1960, the third of four children and the only boy, and brought up in a yellow three-bedroom tract house, one of four models in a housing development called Michelle Manor.
    Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • In Maryland, Catholics often operated plantations to finance their outreach and to comply with colonial law limiting their religious services to private property; their manor houses often featured adjoining chapels.
    Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Mirrored after dining experiences in an English or Irish manor house, Elizabeth King (proprietor and executive chef) hosts tea lovers within four intimate rooms.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The ranch also has a full-service RV park, with rates starting at $40.
    Colleen Creamer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Ranchers ward off new development Hugh Taylor learned his trade through decades saddling a horse before sunrise to move herds across his ranch along the river just south of Myakka City.
    Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • It is based on Aller Simple, Crave’s French crime drama series in which passengers invited to travel by helicopter to a French-Canadian billionaire’s home ended up stranded in a cottage.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Stretching out over around 2 acres, the property includes 424 West Wakefield Blvd., a guest cottage adding around 600 square feet with a stone fireplace, kitchen, bath, patio and dock.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025

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