farming

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Liberated from farming and fearful of helot revolts, the Spartans developed their austere lifestyle and rigorous program of military training.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Deere has struggled from an extended slowdown in the tractor business with farmers cutting back on big-ticket purchases amid elevated interest rates and a challenging farming market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"I need that multi-year budget, particularly for the farming community in Northern Ireland, giving certainty in terms of the support that we wish to deliver, not just in this year, but in future financial years."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

This, he said, was due centuries of human activity such as farming and timber use.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Isaac Newton came, on his father’s side, from a farming family that had just started to do well for themselves in a material way, but lacked any pretensions to intellectual achievement.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin