How to Use agriculture in a Sentence

agriculture

noun
  • They cleared the land to use it for agriculture.
  • This is a huge win for agriculture.
    — Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Tull, trained as a lawyer, was new to agriculture.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • But even groups with nothing to do with agriculture kicked in.
    — Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Great wine is tied to finite pieces of land and to the rhythms of agriculture.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2020
  • There were schools, livestock, agriculture, dozens of wives, even more kids.
    — National Geographic, 16 July 2019
  • Most of these people are in agriculture.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That appeals to me as a dairy farmer and woman in agriculture.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Some water is used in the city, but much of it goes to supply agriculture.
    — Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Men and women who had worked in agriculture were now serving in the armed forces.
    — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2020
  • She was known for sharing videos of her life working in agriculture.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • You guys get it … agriculture is the backbone of this nation.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Energy, agriculture and tourism each met those tests in their prime.
    — Reid Rasner, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There’s tons of agriculture in the area, but most restaurants don’t use local stuff.
    — Anna Aguillard, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2016
  • Once farmland is gone, it is rarely reclaimed for agriculture.
    — Joe Dymek, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Indian agriculture has been in a state of crisis for the past two decades or more.
    — Surinder S. Jodhka, Quartz, 3 June 2021
  • The risks in agriculture are wide-ranging and complex.
    — Lorann Stallones, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Farm workers and those working in agriculture are at the highest risk of bird flu.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 May 2024
  • That suggests to me a need to transform our food and agriculture system.
    — Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2021
  • School feeding programs are one of the most direct ways to link agriculture to child health.
    — Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • From industry to air travel to agriculture, some things look like a very heavy lift.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Gaudin says present day agriculture is rough on bees, and has become a caretaker for them.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Most of the river's water goes to agriculture.
    — ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • Their diet is based on a mix of agriculture, agroforestry and home gardens.
    — Nell Lewis, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The threat to agriculture comes as the Philippines tries to cope with rice shortages.
    — Fox News, 13 Sep. 2018
  • The less water that goes toward agriculture, the more that's left over for drinking.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Ehrlich and the Paddocks were wrong about the future of agriculture.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
  • At that time, agriculture had not yet emerged, and humans lived as hunter-gatherers.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Though agriculture is a big problem, that doesn’t mean industry doesn’t share in the blame.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The Farm Bill is meant to promote agriculture.
    — Anthony Pahnke, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026

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