farther up

Example Sentences

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As UC Irvine professor and lead author Eric Rignot said to CBS News, "We see the seawater coming in at high tide and receding and sometimes going farther up underneath the glacier and getting trapped."

From Salon • May 23, 2024

Most orcas seen off California are spotted near Monterey or farther up the coast, Askari said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2023

Snowfall has become increasingly unpredictable and glaciers have retreated farther up towards the peaks, or disappeared altogether.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

A handful of our runners had gone farther up along an extremely narrow, rocky ridge to an even higher peak, which required some scrambling.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

I smelled smoke, retreated farther up the hill and looked back.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien