hinterlands

Example Sentences

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At first your quest takes you to the Hinterlands, a familiar territory for fans of the series, though never seen like this before.

From Forbes • Nov. 11, 2014

Teenage Golf Pro Moves From the Hinterlands to the PGA Tour BETHESDA, Md. — Jordan Spieth appeared well on his way to stardom when he won his second United States Junior Amateur championship in 2011.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2013

Mavriva knew the Hinterlands, the North Sembensyen, and the Fire-Hills as well as any man knows them, and in those days going upriver I learned much from him that served me later.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

This very primitive version is from a pre-Yomesh written text found in the lsenpeth Cave Shrine of the Gobrin Hinterlands.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

There are white-fur pesthry in Kerm Land as in the Gobrin Hinterlands; they like places that lie under the breath of the glacier.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin