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How to use ranger in a sentence

26 example sentences · noun, verb

Ranger means one who ranges; a rover. Example: “The ranger said that working a fire is called being "on the fireline."”

Examples of ranger by meaning

verbTo work as a ranger.

  • He saw men long dead whom he had rangered with, saw Pedro Flores and Pea Eye and a redheaded whore he had taken up with for a month in his riverboating days.2011, Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove

More sentences with ranger

  • The ranger said that working a fire is called being "on the fireline."From the entry fireline
  • The man joined a group of bergies sleeping near the police station and pretended to be one of them when confronted by the rangers.From the entry bergie
  • Rangers' treatment of Murty was rounded upon by, among others, Rodgers and Neil Lennon, two Celtic men.2018 May 4, Tom English, “Steven Gerrard: A 'seriously clever or recklessly stupid' Rangers appointment”, in BBC Sport. From the entry round upon
  • His pockets were stuffed with different trivia that he liked to test the rangers with.2012, David J. Suvak, A Test Drive to Chicago: And Other Trips and Tales, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 158. From the entry trivialist
  • I remember paladins, rangers, druids, barbarians, swordmages and warlords among those.2007 November 24, fabio.mili...@gmail.com, “QUARTA edizione 4th - razze e classi..... Draconici e avanzamento unico”, in…. From the entry swordmage
  • An alumni of AmeriCorps, she has been trained as a red-carded firefighter and a national park ranger.2002, Jack Canfield et al., Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love and Friendship. From the entry alumni
  • Leakey cleaned house, built a crack force of antipoaching rangers, and brought in new managers and researchers.1998 April 24, Michael McRae, “ECOLOGY: Survival Test for Kenya's Wildlife”, in Science, volume 280, number 5363, →DOI. From the entry antipoaching
  • And since he's been in the ranger service he's done wonders.1915, Zane Grey, chapter 11, in The Lone Star Ranger. From the entry big name
  • On either side rode white-Stetsoned rangers, Winchesters atilt on their knees.1914, American Magazine, page 78. From the entry stetsoned
  • “A ranger responded and found two whole chickens in a burlap sack in a hot spring,” she said.2020 November 11, Johnny Diaz, Concepción de León, “3 Visitors Banned From Yellowstone After Cooking Chickens in Hot Spring”, in The New…. From the entry burlap
  • During the summer he does a variety of jobs, including mountain leader, countryside ranger and research associate for Edinburgh University.2013, Allen Fyffe, Blair Fyffe, Winter Climbs in the Cairngorms: The Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh, →ISBN. From the entry mountain leader
  • He's letting me hire four new rangers.2012, Kathryn Meyer Griffith, chapter 17, in Dinosaur Lake, [Scotts Valley, Calif.]: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, →ISBN…. From the entry run someone ragged
  • The ranger was taking information on the car clout from Pam when I walked into the ranger station.2010, Richard E. Brown, Ranger Up!. From the entry car clout
  • I watched from a distance as rangers left a kudu carcass to entice the lions to walk through the gates.2004 December 4, Beverley Fearis, The Guardian. From the entry kudu
  • From the day-use area behind Longmire Lodge, we walked up the service road behind the ranger station and employee housing.2004 December 8, Karen Skyes, “Hike Of The Week”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 28 Jul 2014. From the entry service road
  • Payne, then on loan to the tribal government, agreed to help a National Park Service ranger work on his water sampling technique.2006 November 20, Judy Pasternak, “Oases in Navajo Desert Contained 'A Witch's Brew'”, in Los Angeles Times. From the entry picocurie
  • Out under the trees, some rangers had found enough duff and dry wood to start a fire beneath a slanting ridge of slate.1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 366. From the entry duff
  • According to the tribe’s chairman, rangers cited five of the demonstrators, who had traveled to Nevada from New York, Washington, California and the European country of Malta.2023 August 29, “Tribal ranger draws weapon on climate activists blocking road to Burning Man; conduct under review”, in AP News. From the entry cite
  • Outdated provisions such as the appointment of forest rangers and penghulus to carry out duties, which are no longer relevant to modern Singapore, will also be removed.2022 November 30, Rahayu Mahzam, “Second Reading Speech by Senior Parl Sec, Mdm Rahayu Mahzam, on State Lands Protection Bill”, in…. From the entry penghulu
  • Park rangers post photos of the bears’ girth or, in internet parlance, chonkiness, and the public votes on which bear is really packing on the pounds ahead of winter.2019 October 9, Melissa Locker, “Holly Is This Year’s Beautiful Fat Bear Week Winner Who Swept the Whole Competition”, in Time, New York…. From the entry chonkiness
  • Landowners and forest rangers in Maine are facing a surprising problem: thieves have been illegally tapping maple trees and stealing the gooey sap to make maple syrup.2013 April 13, “Caught sticky-handed”, in The Economist, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jul…. From the entry tap
  • Rangers manager Ally McCoist accepts there is likely to be opposition from fans of other clubs should the Ibrox side remain in the SPL as a newco.2012 May 5, “Rangers likely to stay in SPL, says Michael Johnston”, in BBC Sport. From the entry newco
  • That sourcebook is aimed at players of fighters, rogues, rangers, and warlords, and by design you're not going to find much in that book to appeal to other characters.2008, James Wyatt, Bill Slavicsek, Richard Baker, Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies, page 156. From the entry sourcebook
  • Starting off as a half-elf ranger with a stick, Scooteris was kind of cool by the end of BG and its expansion, with +2 armor and a longbow.2001 October, Thierry Nguyen, “BioWare gives gamers a fitting send-off to its epic role-playing game: This Is the End, My Only Friend”, in…. From the entry bg
  • Park rangers, the advisory noted, encourage people to visit Death Valley safely in the summer by sightseeing only short distances from air-conditioned cars, or hiking in the park’s cooler mountains.2023 July 20, Edward Helmore, “Man dies in Death Valley as California national park swelters in extreme heat”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry Death Valley

Meaning of ranger

  1. noun One who ranges; a rover.
  2. noun A roving robber; one who seeks plunder.
  3. noun A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.

Full definition of ranger

Questions about ranger in a sentence

How do you use ranger in a sentence?
Ranger is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The ranger said that working a fire is called being "on the fireline."”
What is a short sentence with ranger?
“He's letting me hire four new rangers.”
What does ranger mean?
Ranger means one who ranges; a rover.

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