How to Use acre in a Sentence

acre

noun
  • The house sits on two acres of land.
  • They own hundreds of acres of farmland.
  • Crews kept the blaze to just an acre.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The blast led to a 78-acre blaze.
    — Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The state owns nearly four acres.
    — Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Around six acres will be reserved for park space.
    — Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
  • With luck, the herd will clear an acre in roughly two to five days.
    — Camille Sauers, Chron, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Across the street, to the west, a two-acre plot has been a dirt patch for years.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Palm Fire has burned one acre of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Clear Fire has burned one acre of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Outside, the yard makes full use of its size — close to half an acre.
    — Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Stone Fire has burned two acres of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Elk Fire has burned three acres of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Millions of those acres were in what is now, Ohio.
    — Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
  • Most haven't left this 7-acre compound in more than four years.
    — Denise Schrier Cetta, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe an acre in size, the pond had been stocked with catfish, bass and bluegills.
    — jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The property sits on an acre and takes up a full city block.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • About 70 acres of the ranch will be set aside for parking.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Crop yield per acre has also been lower this year than the last.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2022
  • On average, there are three moles per acre.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There are also four more acres of greenery.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There’s also more than a half acre of park space at that level.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 13 May 2021
  • The six-bedroom, five-bathroom house sits on over an acre of land.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The courthouse sits on a 2-acre site in the heart of downtown.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
  • At least 7,000 acres have burned since the fire sparked north of the town.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Happy Fire has burned one acre of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Maytan Fire has burned one acre of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Highland Station sits on more than a half-acre of land.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Fleetwood Fire has burned one acre of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Over time, more than 200 of those acres were sold off at a profit.
    — John W. Beacham, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026

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