mesa

Example Sentences

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Archival footage of the park’s 1971 inauguration shows the first lady disturbed by fence on the mesa and asking that it be taken down so she could hug and shake hands with people in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

The school looks upon red mesas, buttes and Ponderosa forests.

From New York Times

The property includes rugged canyons, mesas covered by pinon and juniper woodlands, pockets of ponderosa pine trees and savannah-like grasslands.

From Seattle Times

But the purposeful sensory overload mostly yields head-spinning stupefaction, leaving a viewer feeling like Wile E. Coyote after hitting a mesa wall.

From New York Times

With a boarding tuition of $68,150, its 150-acre campus is minutes away from Santa Barbara and boasts scenic views from its mesa perch.

From Los Angeles Times