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Recent Examples of pasturelandThursday morning broke sunny and warm, and the Timonium infield looked like fresh-cut pastureland, with an old hay truck parked just past the finish line.—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024 Forest restoration workers planted native Amazonian seedlings on degraded pastureland in Mãe do Rio, Brazil.—Manuela Andreoni Victor Moriyama, New York Times, 2 May 2024 Photo : Jacob Elliott The ranch’s rolling pastureland.—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2024 More than 80 percent of alpine farm income comes from government subsidies — many for keeping the pastureland clear of encroaching trees, which are nudging uphill with warmer temperatures.—George Steinmetz Catherine Porter, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pastureland
It will have been born the previous spring having enjoyed a longer and happier life outdoors, feeding on nutritious summer pasture.
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Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
The aristocratic matron in question, Lady Hemphill, would often accompany her husband to the Huston estate, located in the rugged pastures and boglands of County Galway, for dinner parties and hunting expeditions.
Whereas mammoths preferred the cold, dry grasslands that spread as Ice Age glaciers expanded, Mammut preferred the warmer, wetter habitats of Pleistocene forests and thrived during the interglacial reprieves from the ice.
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Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
The population of grassland birds in the U.S. has dropped by 43% since 1970, as row-crop production, drought and habitat loss take their toll, the report says.
In a nod to Tavern’s history as a sheep meadow, a flock of sheep will make an appearance during brunch, delighting kids and longtime New Yorkers alike.
The backstory: In 1654, these some 7,500 acres of ancient woodlands and meadows were acquired by the aristocratic Clerk family (who still own it today), who quickly set about establishing it as a hub for the aesthetic and intellectual elite of their time.
Biel kept the rest of her look low ley, wearing a black peacoat and trousers.
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Catherine Santino,
Peoplemag,
10 May 2024
While Watkins thought of ley lines as prehistoric walking paths or trade routes defined by invisible roads connecting various ancient structures and landmarks, the idea has had different interpretations over the years.
In pictures published earlier this month, Robbie is seen in a wedding scene, walking the English moors in a white ball gown, with a veil, diamond tiara and bridal bouquet.
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Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
The Context The book is set in the Yorkshire moors in the 19th century.
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