mountainous
Example Sentences
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Off the field, the mountainous young men turn into humble and funny teenagers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nepal relies heavily on hydropower and has spent years developing the projects along its mountainous river systems.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Meanwhile, ice vanishing due to climate warming is steadily destabilizing mountainous regions like the Himalayas, scientists say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Rickards and others spoke of Parton's unifying spirit, her devotion to mountainous, working-class East Tennessee, and how the singer-songwriter's presence bathed the region in a sort of country glamor.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The place was mountainous, rugged and bone-dry, like a wasteland.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing mountainous
South America - Middle School
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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East Asia - Middle School
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