homesteading

Example Sentences

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The Sunshine mine dates back to 1884, when two homesteading brothers spotted an outcropping and staked claim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

McKinnon noted that she loves homesteading and has always wanted to do it, however, her true dream was being on “SNL.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

They are quietly managing empires and businesses of their own while telegraphing homesteading realness, shielding their own version of a “girlboss” reality.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2024

What she did on that 160 acres of land in southeastern Colorado was similar to what was happening on farm parcels everywhere across the U.S., especially where people were homesteading under the Great Plains.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2024

I’d rather read the railroad pamphlets, which make homesteading sound as easy as rubbing a magic lamp.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson