Examples of farming in a Sentence
since an ancestor settled there in the 19th century, farming has been the only occupation for six generations of the family
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This stalls innovation, younger generations abandon farming, and food security suffers.
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Persa Sakellaridi, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
But the island is sparsely populated, largely used for farming and livestock, and the tag needed Apple Bluetooth devices nearby to track her down.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 30 May 2025
Lee was born the fifth of seven children in an impoverished farming family in a tiny village in South Korea’s bucolic east, where the whole family lived in a single room.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
Regardless of geography or farming background, finding secure access to viable land is the greatest barrier faced by farmers and aspiring ones alike.
—Will O’Meara, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
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Persa Sakellaridi, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
But the island is sparsely populated, largely used for farming and livestock, and the tag needed Apple Bluetooth devices nearby to track her down.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 30 May 2025
Lee was born the fifth of seven children in an impoverished farming family in a tiny village in South Korea’s bucolic east, where the whole family lived in a single room.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
Regardless of geography or farming background, finding secure access to viable land is the greatest barrier faced by farmers and aspiring ones alike.
—Will O’Meara, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
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“Farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farming. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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