acre
Example Sentences
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He bought an acre of his grandfather’s farmland with a $10,000 student loan, built a barn with an apartment and rescued a macaw named Cisco and umbrella cockatoo named Andrew to bring to children’s parties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Scientists estimate the site is home to roughly 5.5 million individual bees concentrated within a 1.5 acre area.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Daltun is based on the Beara Peninsula in west Cork and his 73 acre farm overlooks the Atlantic ocean and the Skellig Islands.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Cities are also cobbling together constellations of pocket parks in heart-of-the-city neighborhoods, a fraction of an acre here and there, enough, maybe, for a picnic table or a play space.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The waterfront park is only an acre long.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
Vocabulary lists containing acre
Down on the Farm
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