dale

Example Sentences

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Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023

Having gone uphill, they are heading down dale at velocity.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2021

On the southern flank of the dale, David Dinsdale calls instructions to his border collie Tom to round up his flock of mule gimmers - young ewes.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2015

Every two years, the call goes out from hill and dale: “This is the most important election of our lifetimes,” politicians trumpet to the crowds.

From Time • Nov. 4, 2014

The dale ran like a stony trough between the ridged hills, and a trickling stream flowed among the boulders at the bottom.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien