lee

Example Sentences

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Because of the south-easterly wind direction, places like Aultbea lie in the lee of the Cairngorm mountains.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Winds also lift over and through crenulated ridgelines and careen downhill, accelerating with gravity on the lee sides of mountains, which is the side facing the ocean and densely populated coastal Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2022

It’s twilight and you’re hurrying toward a safe anchorage at the lee of one of these islands, where you and the boat captain and his two sons, who constitute his crew, can sleep the night.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2020

No mayday call was picked up after the Destination left the lee of St. George Island and entered turbulent seas.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2019

Will lit the little tin lantern he’d taken from his father’s pack, using the dry matches that he’d found with it, and crouched in the lee of the rock to open Lyra’s rucksack.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman