ARABLE in a Sentence

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For ARABLE, below is one of 4 sentences:
The first settlers wrote home glowing reports of the New World, praising its vast acres of arable land ready for the plow.

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 Meanings and Examples of ARABLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
arable
 a.  fit for growing crops, as by plowing
Classic Sentence:
1  And again, since no animal now stole, it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land, which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
2  On the south of the house is, as you perceive, a large district of arable land, cut up into small fields, with stone walls between them.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
3  The cattle-yard, the garden, hay fields, and arable land, divided into several parts, had to be made into separate lots.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 29
Example Sentence:
1  The first settlers wrote home glowing reports of the New World, praising its vast acres of arable land ready for the plow.