acres

Example Sentences

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The fire had burned 2,141 acres and was 40% contained as of Friday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The Santa Rosa Island fire was 44% contained and 17,554 acres.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Today, the county has ballooned to nearly a million residents and the Parish complex spans 4,664 acres.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Miranda says she owns the lease to 30 acres of coastline, but currently she only has access to eight.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

For that’s what a field of flax in bloom looks like: acres and acres of sea-blue flowers, rippling in the August winds like waves.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson