glacier
Example Sentences
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Some have raised safety concerns of potential "traffic jams" on Everest after delays caused by a large, dangerous chunk of glacier blocking the route up the mountain from Base Camp in Nepal.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Between blocks of talks, attendees partake in activities from the glacier show-and-tell to an iNaturalist BioBlitz in Stanley Park to a field trip to the local Renaissance faire.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
He also pushed through a contentious glacier law last week opening parts of the Andes to copper mining.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
One of the most concerning conclusions is that warming temperatures are changing how glacier surges behave, making them harder to predict at a time when accurate forecasts are critical.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
The skin across his cheekbones was cracked and reddened from a life spent outdoors, and his eyes were blue as glacier ice.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing glacier
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Geological Features
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