alpine

Example Sentences

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And although thick, this season's snow covering has been unstable, contributing to a steep rise in the number of people killed by alpine avalanches.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

To women nodding along while reading tales of alpine divorces and ghostlighting filling their social media feeds, Fusco is the typical catch in the increasingly polluted dating pool.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

But then, a little frustration at a cowardly lack of social etiquette is better than, say, a date abandoning you in the middle of a wilderness hike, i.e., the alpine divorce.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Her 108 World Cup race wins make her the world's most successful alpine skier while she has featured on the podium a further 58 times and won the overall title five times.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The state closest to the Beni was based around Lake Titicaca, the 120-mile-long alpine lake that crosses the Peru-Bolivia border.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann