butte
Example Sentences
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There are already wind turbines atop the butte, built by the landowning Galt family with Borgquist’s help.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
I left early, skipping breakfast to trek along the butte toward the Piz Boè.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022
An Oregon butte unfortunately titled “Swastika Mountain” will be getting a new name in the near future.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022
Perhaps it was Shorty’s, waiting to take guests back down the butte that day.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2022
“I don’t know what America’s thinking was,” said Jerrod as the pickup edged its way to a little butte rising out of the stubble and the rock.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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