flatland

Example Sentences

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And much of the flatland area that McNeill views as most appropriate for development is restricted by open space easements purchased by the county in the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

"I was raised in Delta dirt, sunshine and flatland that goes on for miles and miles," she sings, as people nod their heads and stomp their feet to the beat.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

But the oil giant ConocoPhillips is already in motion, massing equipment and flying in workers and provisions to this vast frozen flatland 250 miles above the Arctic Circle.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

Many Rio favelas were indeed built on the hillside, but others are found on flatland, like the now-famous City of God favela that began as a public housing project.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2021

Rather than deal with the wild animals, who seemed to be everywhere on the flatland, they decided to go in search of food up in the hills.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith