open country
Example Sentences
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That changed around 2008 or 2009, when the horses began lingering at lower elevations, where the open country makes it difficult for lions to hunt.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
“Some of these open country birds don’t really need a lot of habitat or a lot of space,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023
Wolves hunting in packs prefer open country where they can outrun, tire, and surround their prey.
From National Geographic • Aug. 25, 2023
The gang buried the large section of the stone in open country near Rochester in Kent.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022
They would take possession of the enemy trenches, which should be empty by the time they arrived, and move beyond them to open country in the rear.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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